The Church
Dedicated to Saint Wyllow, the parish church was built in the 14th century and underwent major restoration at the beginning of the 20th century. The beautiful wooden carved bench ends inside the church date back to the 16th century, while the carved panels from family pews have been carefully preserved and are equally impressive. The church also contains the brasses of Thomas de Mohun (ca. 1440), and John Mohun and his wife (1508) who owned the manor at Hall. The east end of the south aisle appears to have been the burial place of the Mohun family.
However, the most beautiful part of the church is perhaps the wagon roof and wooden carvings. The walls of the north aisle curve outwards, as if pushed out by the weight of the timbers. Closely resembling the bottom of an upturned ship, the roof makes you wonder whether the local ship builders were involved in its construction. The wagon roof is decorated with moulded ridge pieces and purlins, with lovely carved bosses where the purlins cross the principal, so it is wonderful just sitting and gazing up at the rafters.
The porch dates from the 16th century, though the masonry of the main doorway and some other features, including parts of the tower, date from Norman times. Traces of Norman work are found in the tower arches and in jambs on the south doorway. The tower rises in four stages to a height of 70 feet and can be seen poking its head above the surrounding farmland.
An octagonal Norman font, carved from Pentewan stone, is found at the west end of the nave. Pentewan stone (Pevsner) is a light grey igneous rock intruded into Carboniferous sediments around Mevagissey. Stone from the Pentewan Quarry was the source of fine building stone for many of the medieval churches in Cornwall.
A royal plaque presented to the parish by Charles II in 1668 in appreciation of its loyalty during the Civil War can be seen inside the church. Names of the local families on tombstones in the graveyard, dating back over several hundred years, make this a fascinating historical location to visit.
In addition, Daphne du Maurier was married at Lanteglos Church in 1932 and it features in her first novel, The Loving Spirit as Lanoc Church.
The Cache
There is plenty of parking available outside the church at the location given below.
The headline coordinates take you to the the grave of Charles and Catherine Curtis from which you need the following information:
Charles Curtis died January AB CDDE aged FE years
also Catherine, his wife, died April CG CHCB aged EB years.
The cache can be found at N 50 A0.BDF W 004 BG.HCF
The cache is a small click lock box wrapped in camo tape hidden in a hollow in the roots of a large tree.
Please re-hide the cache carefully.
There is room to park a car close to the GZ or alternatively there is a footpath which starts up the lane from the church and takes you to the GZ - it is about a 1km walk to the GZ.
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