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Tintagel, St Merteriana
The parish church of St Merteriana, Tintagel is located west of the village on the cliffs south of Tintagel Castle and is reached by following the narrow Vicarage Hill [road] from Fore Street in Tintagel. There is parking near the church. The South West Coast Path also passes by the western boundary of the churchyard. Ringing is from the ground floor.
2015-09-28 [ expand ]
I visited for the first time on Monday 28th September 2015 while on holiday with my wife. There do not seem to any ringable towers in Boscastle and since our B&B owner knew the folks at Tintagel he set things up for a visit. Getting a signal on my mobile was hit and miss (mostly miss) all week. While I have run in Corwall once before, on the Lizard peninsula, ringing at Tintagel was an interesting experience. I was told that they only ring call changes so felt that I should be ok. However, they ring them a little differently to what I am familiar with. The first difference is the speed at which they ring, much faster. They also have very long ropes and ring with a coil which I found really disconcerting. I was made very welcome and over the course of the evening I rang all six bells. I thoroughly enjoyed the ringing though I must admit to feeling a little more exercised than usual.
The Bells
The tower has a ring of 6 bells with a tenor weighing 7-0-10 in G. Dove's Guide includes details of the bells at St Merteriana and more information is provided by the Truro Diocesan Guild of Ringers.
