St. Mabyn
OS Grid ref:- SX041732
The characterful village of St. Mabyn (Cornish- Sen Mabon), is situated on the edge of Bodmin Moor, lying about 3 miles east of Wadebridge.
The village's name derives from the sixth century St. Mabena (474 - 550), the daughter of the Welsh prince Brychan Brycheiniog, she was one of a reputed 24 children born to the prince.
The granite village church of St. Mabena is of fiteenth century origin and is a Grade I Listed Building.
The characterful village Inn, the St. Mabyn Inn, which formerly served as a farmhouse, has a friendly welcoming atmosphere and serves excellent meals.
The St. Mabyn Longstone was sadly broken up for gateposts in 1850, it was then relocated to a crossroad on the western edge of Bodmin Moor where it share a patch of ground with the Penwine Cross.
Castle Killbury
The nearby Iron Age fort of Castle Killbury, otherwise known as Kelly Rounds, dates to between 400 and 100B.C. The fort measures about 230 metres in diameter, is flanked by ramparts and ditches and has an entrance to the east. Legend states it to be King Arthur's Court of Kelliwic. Excavations at the site uncovered several sherds of imported Mediterranean pottery indicating the site was refortified during the fifth and sixth centuries.