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 24 THE CHURCHES OF CORNWALL Austell, Bodmin (two-storied), St. Columb Major (2), Fowey, St. Mary Magdalene Launceston, Liskeard, St. Michael Penkevil, St. Neot, St. Newlyn, and St. Stephen-by-Launceston. The porches of St. Creed, St. Juliot, Landewednack, and North Hill have stone- groined roofs, and the roof of Forrabury is composed of two slabs of granite. There are various fine TOWERS in the county, the large majority of which are of 15 th cent, date ; they are of far plainer character than those of Somerset- shire, for they are chiefly of granite. There is considerable rivalry among several parishes as to which possesses the highest tower, but there is little doubt that Probus occupies that position. The fol- lowing list of the principal towers supplies the height of many, but in some cases it is not clear whether the height is exclusive or inclusive of the battlements, nor can the writer pledge himself as to the exact accuracy of all the figures : — Altarnun, 109 ft. ; St. Austell, 94 ft. up to battle- ments; Bodmin, 94 ft. to top of vanes; St. Buryan, 90 ft. ; St. Cleer, 97 ft. ; St. Columb Major, 90 ft. ; St. Columb Minor, "about 100 ft."; Egloshayle, 82 ft.; Fowey, 126ft.; St. Germans, no ft.; St. Goran, no ft. ; St. Ives, 119 ft. (Blight) ; Landrake, 100 ft. to top of highest pinnacle ; Lanlivery, 97 ft. ; Launceston St. Mary Magdalene, 85 ft. ; Linkin- horne, "said to be 120 ft."; St. Mabyn, 85 ft. ; Mawgan-in-P}'der, 78 ft.; Probus, 130 ft.; Roche, 83 ft. ; St. Stephen-by-Launceston, 84 ft. 8 in. ; St.