The church of St. Fimbarrus, almost hidden from view except from the harbour side, is mainly of fifteenth-century date, although portions may well be a century earlier. The roof of the tall tower is richly decorated, and the north aisle is undoubtedly the remnant of a much earlier edifice. There are two good brasses and some interesting monuments, also a memorial to Sir John Treffry, who captured the French standard at the battle of Poictiers. The most important piece of domestic architecture in the neighbourhood is Place House, the seat of the Treffry family. This is a fine Tudor mansion, that is said to occupy the site of a royal palace, reputed to have been the residence of the Earls of Cornwall. Leland records that on one occasion, when the French attempted to take the town, "the wife of Thomas Treffry with her servants, repelled their enemies out of the house, in her husband's absence; whereupon he builded a right faire and strong embattled tower in his house, and embattled it to the walls of his house". The ancient church also is worth a visit, and among its many memorials is an elaborate monument to one of the Rashleigh family, another of the old Cornish families, whose history seems to be as ancient as the legends of the county. The inscription on the tomb reads:-- "JOHN RAISHELEIGHE LYVED YEARES THREESCORE THREE AND THEN DID YEILDE TO DYE, HE DID BEQVEATHE HIS SOVLE TO GOD HIS CORPS HEREIN TO LYE. "THE DEVONSHEIRE HOWSE Y^t RAISHELEIGHE HEIGHT WELL SHEWETH FROM WHENCE HE CAME; HIS VIRTVOVS LIEF IN FOYE TOWNN DESERVETH ENDLESS FAME. "LANION HE DID TAKE TO WIFE, BY HER HAD CHILDREN STORE, YET AT HIS DEATHE BOT DAVGHTERS SIXE, ONE SONNE HE HAD NOE MORE. ALL THEM TO PORTRAHE VNDER HERE, BECAVSE FITTE SPACE WAS NONE, THE SONNE, WHOSE ONLI ECHARGE THIS WAS, IS THEREFORE SETT ALONE." For the yachting man Fowey is very attractive, although during the season the small harbour is rather too crowded with craft. The entrance presents difficulties to the unexperienced amateur, but once inside the headlands there is usually no difficulty in securing a safe and convenient berth. The favourite anchorage is off Polruan, but there is deep water for a considerable distance beyond that straggling village. The river excursions from Fowey are full of charm, but so much depends on the state of the tide. The short trip by boat to Golant, a distance of two miles, should not be missed. The village occupies a cleft on the hillside, where the gardens and orchards reach down to the water's edge. Luxulyan, with its deep sylvan valley and large perched blocks of stone, is another favourite spot for excursions.