Whilst Golant has street names it does not have street signs !

There is however a village map situated at the bottom of water lane near the village green.

Water Lane, School Hill, Church Hill, Gumms Lane, Downs Lane, Fore Street are the main streets. There is also a Cowshit Lane , an old drovers road though clean today. Post still finds its way to this address.

The Village Green   has a childrens playground and is situated on the north foreshore. It is the venue for the village carnival held each August and also for special occasions such as the Queens silver jubilee.

At the South end of the village green is the Human Sundial, designed crafted and built by villagers  out of local slate in celebration of the millenium.

 The Reading Room

In 1902 there was a parish library of some 200 books and by 1903 the parish had its own reading room the generous gift of a Mr and Mrs Mills of Torfrey. The opening on 12th January 1903 was an important occasion for the Parish and the Bishop of Truro was present. The room now serves as the village hall.

Castledore

Castledore is situated on the Lostwithiel to Fowey road, the B3269, just before the left turning in to Golant. Evidence from excavation suggests that the site was occupied from about 100BC. At first it is understood that there was an open village of rectangular huts but later defence walls about 3 metres high and two ditches more than three metres deep were created.The site is one of the highest in the area at 126 metres above sea level.

Castledore was known as a palace of Cornish Kings. The name has been said to refer to the golden colour of the gorse that still grows on the site today.

A decisive battle in the civil war was fought at Castledore on 31st August 1644. King Charles had been pushing the  parliamentarians further west and loyalists in the extreme west were marching eastwards. The parliamentary forces made a stand but were routed and surrendered the following day.

Fore Street  looking toward the Pill           photo courtesy Mike Freemantle

The road floods on spring tides of 5 metres or more.  Each year a few cars meet their graves! ( see village news June 2003 )

The rare sight of a passenger train en route to Lostwithiel  7th January 2004

.

The waterfall, sawmills creek

For accomodation in the village please go to the links page.

x