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io THE CHURCHES OF CORNWALL Monolith granite piers in Perpendicular arcades are found in all parts of the county ; they occur in sixty-four churches. Occasionally the capitals of those piers are of some easier worked stone ; thus the capitals of Lanlivery, St. Mabyn, and St. Winnow are of St. Stephen stone, those of South Petherwin and Stoke Climsland of Polyphant stone, those of St. Pinnock of Pentewan stone, and those of Michael stow of both Caen and Polyphant. Very large blocks of moorstone granite were sometimes used in the walling of the churches, as may be noticed at Callington, St. Just-in-Penwith, Lan- livery, and Towednack. It should be remembered that several of the most effective of the Perp. churches are built of local shaly stone, but with doorways, windows, and facings of granite, of which Lanreath and St. Minver are good examples. Pentewan or Pentuan stone, from the cliffs near St. Austell, supplied the greater part of the material for the fine churches of St. Austell, Fowey, Lost- withiel, and Lanteglos-by-Fowey. It may also be noticed in the arcades of Botus Fleming, St. Columb Major, Duloe, Golant, St. Goran, and Mevagissey. The beautiful Polyphant stone, from a noted mediaeval quarry in Lewannick parish, is to be seen in the arcades and tower arch of Lewannick church, in the arcades of St. Cleer, St. Gennys, and Stratton, and St. Stephen-by-Launceston, in various features of Stoke Climsland, and in the