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Plain-an-Gwarry menu
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St Just
Situated in the centre of St Just to the west of the present parish
church, the mediæval amphitheatre, playing place or plain-an-gwarry
is a large circular enclosure retained by a 2 metre high dry stone
wall, with two entrances cut into the north and south-east sides. |
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A mediæval amphitheatre, usually circular in plan, used for the
performance of miracle plays – religious dramas which lasted over a
period of two or three days, and described biblical events or
dramatised the lives of the saints. |
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