2023 Walk Programme – Cowlands and Old Kea led by Nigel Baker

When

June 25, 2023    
10:30 am - 4:30 pm

Event Type

This is the second part of our examination of the eastern or home part of the parish of Kea. It will take us through anciently enclosed land (with medieval farming settlements and field patterns), ancient semi-natural woodland (subjected to coppicing), and beside anciently navigated and exploited tidal creeks, branches of the Fal and Truro Rivers. Approximately 6 kilometres or 3.75 miles of mixed terrain, including woodland and footpaths through farmland.

Led again by Nigel Baker, who took CAS on a memorable exploration of the land around Halwyn and Coombe in 2022.

The looping walk will commence at 10:30 am beside the broad ridgeway lane at Lower Lanner (SW 8358 4137; What3Words: shallower.nimbly.singing). We will walk through Cowlands Wood, beside Cowlands Creek and then around by Treloggas and Higher Lanner to the site of an important medieval cross on the ridge west of Lower Lanner. Down a long lane with glorious views to the romantically ruined church of Old Kea where we will check the time and consider heading north down the old lane to the passage slip that linked Kea with St Clement and St Michael Penkevil at Malpas, a place as rich in history as it is in stories. Back by the church and Trevean to Lower Lanner, aiming to return by 4.30 pm.

Old Kea church tower