Gwennap Pit

Gwennap Pit is a Methodist open air meeting place located in St Day, constructed in 1762 and remodelled in 1806. This conical pit was formed from a collapsed mine shaft, where John Wesley preached in 1762. The pit was reduced in size during the 1806 remodel to a circumference of 360 feet and a depth of 16 feet, featuring 13 circles of tufted seating made from random rubble. On the west side, there is a flight of segmental steps integrated into the terraces. To the north, around the fourth step down, stands a pair of stone posts with a rectangular boulder between them, which likely served as the "pulpit." Gwennap Pit was used for Whit Monday services annually from 1807 until 1966.