St Denys Churchyard in St Dennis, Cornwall

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St Dennis, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall PL26 8BA England

Coordinates: 50.38886, -4.88425
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St. Denys Parish Church stands at the top of Carne Hill on the site of an Iron Age hill fort. The name Denys is thought to be a corruption of the word Dinas, which is Cornish meaning Hill Fort. The church overlooks the village of St Dennis, and has views over Goss Moor to the sea at Newquay. It has stood on the hill above the village for many centuries - at least five hundred years before the village of St Dennis was created in the mid-nineteenth century. The tower is the oldest part of the church, and the newer church was almost destroyed by fire in 1985.

The boundary wall of the churchyard is circular, following the outline of the fort and retains a good collection of 19th century monuments. The Celtic Cross on the pathway is evidence that Christians have worshipped there for nearly fifteen hundred years.