Perran-Ar-Worthal: A Short Thesis (3) Traditional Cache

This is a series of caches around the village of Perran-Ar-Worthal, placed in memory of my grandfather, E.E.W. Ryall (1910-1986) who published a short history of the village in 1957. We are in the process of getting it republished but in the meantime have included short extracts in this series. It is about 4.5km and should take about an hour and a half.

YOU WILL NEED TWEEZERS AND A PENCIL OR PEN FOR SOME OF THE CACHES.

Chyvogue

“The Perran Downs Tin Mine was in full swing and adits were driven into the hillside at intervals along a line from Perran Downs to the Trewedna stream. The name Chyvogue is 'Chy-fog' -- 'the house of the furnace', i.e. where the blowing house stood. The leat from the village to the head of the creek (Smelting House creek of 1841) was cut and supplied some mill although what kind is not indicated.”

“Of the blanket factory at Chyvogue I can find little. It stood where ‘Glen View’ now stands. Chyvogue mill, a relic of the Elizabethan tinners, was a timber mill up to recent times.”