Kerdroya

Kerdroya is a stone labyrinth built on a disused carpark at Colliford Lake in Cornwall, southwest England. The project, built with different types of Cornish hedging,[1] took seven years to complete and was instigated by Will Coleman.[2] A thousand volunteers and 5,000 schoolchildren helped build it and about 150 people received training in the craft of hedging during the build, completed in 2025.[3]

The land art project is the world's largest stone labyrinth at 56 metres (184 ft) wide.[4]

More than 140,000 regional stones were used[5] including Bodmin Moor granite, serpentine stone from the Lizard and West Penwith stone.[6] In the centre is a metal art installation made by Thomas and Gary Thrussell, father and son metal artists.[7]

Corporate sponsors include South West Water, Cornwall National Landscape, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Cornwall Council, Arts Council England and the Guild of Cornish Hedgers.[8]

The name Kerdroya is a Cornish word that roughly translates as "castle of turnings".[9]

References

  1. ^ "Labyrinth project to show off Cornwall's geological diversity". BBC News. February 22, 2023. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  2. ^ "Cornish hedge labyrinth called Kerdroya completed". BBC News. March 23, 2026. Retrieved 2026-03-24.
  3. ^ Morris, Steven (March 20, 2025). "'Every stone tells a story': Cornish hedge labyrinth opens on Bodmin Moor". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-03-24.
  4. ^ "World's largest stone labyrinth reopens in Cornwall after final stone placed". Falmouth Packet. March 24, 2026. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  5. ^ "Kerdroya the Cornish Landscape Labyrinth opens to public". Cornwall's Rewind Radio. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  6. ^ Barltrop, Sarah (March 29, 2025). "World's 'biggest living labyrinth' that spans 183ft is near pretty UK lake". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  7. ^ "Cornish labyrinth welcomes 6,000 visitors in first 3 weeks". BBC News. April 10, 2025. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  8. ^ "Kerdroya - a labyrinth for Cornwall". Cornish & Devon Post. March 23, 2025. Archived from the original on 2025-09-06. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  9. ^ Morris, Steven (January 9, 2021). "'It's about finding yourself': Cornish hedgers plan record-breaking labyrinth". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
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