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THE ANNUAL EXCURSION, 1898. 



The Annual Excursion of the Society took place on Tuesday, 

 16th August, when a numerous party, consisting of members 

 and friends of the Society, visited the Land's End district. The 

 weather was everything that could be desired, the heat being 

 tempered by a pleasant breeze. 



The excursionists left Truro by the 9.48 a.m. train, and 

 i-eached Penzance shortly after 11, where carriages were in 

 waiting to take them to the various points it was arranged to 

 visit. The first point of interest was Drift, in Sancreed, where 

 the Treganneris stones and the Tresvennack pillar were 

 seen. Proceeding on their way to St. Buryan they passed the 

 Trenuggo stone, commonly known as the Blind Fiddler, which 

 has been described as the finest and most majestic of the 

 menhirs of the district. St, Buryan was reached about 1, 

 where luncheon was partaken of, after which the party 

 proceeded to the church, when the Rev. E. J. Martyn, rector, 

 read a paper on the early history of the church. 



Mr. H. Miehell Whitley then made a few remarks on the 

 architectural history of the church. He pointed out that the 

 present building was a typical Cornish church, with nave and 

 north and south aisles. The remains of Norman work in the 

 chancel showed that originally a Norman church stood on the 

 present site, and the early oratory was of a cruciform shape. 

 As the population increased aisles were added, the nave 

 absorbing the transepts. When these aisles were built, the 

 walls of the nave were cut away to allow the insertion of the 

 pillars and the turning of the arches. Then the space below 

 was cut away, throwing the new aisles into the nave, the church 

 being in use during the addition. 



Leaving St. Buryan the next halt was made at Rosemodress, 

 in Buryan, to examine the Dawns Myin, or Merry Maidens. 

 The Eev. W. lago gave a short account of them, referring also 



