by Stuart Needham and others sees no reason to look so far afield for parallels and locates the cup in a group with other "unstable" cups (round-bottomed and unable to stand up) in precious materials found in north-western Europe. They propose a date around 1700 BC for the Rillaton Cup, though it may have been buried a long time after it was made. In contrast, the Pelynt Dagger might actually be Mycenaean but have made its way slowly across Europe over a considerable period. Historic estates The parish contains historic estates including: Trelawne long the seat of the Trelawny family, later Trelawny baronets, one of the most eminent of Cornish gentry families. Notable residents Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet of Trelawny, Bishop of Bristol, Exeter and Winchester Eliza Fenwick, writer, was born in Pelynt Seven sons of the Rev. Canon William Shuckforth Grigson M.A. and Mary Beatrice Boldero were born in the vicarage; five died in the two world wars. They included: Geoffrey Grigson, poet and author of Freedom of the Parish. London: Phoenix House (1954) John Grigson, aviator, d. 1943 in an air crash Wilfrid Grigson, soldier and civil servant, d. 1948 References Needham, Stuart; Parfitt, Keith; Varndell, Gillian (Eds) The Ringlemere Cup: Precious Cups and the Beginning of the Channel Bronze Age, 2006, British Museum Research Publication 163, External links Cornwall Record Office Online Catalogue for Pelynt Villages in Cornwall Civil parishes in Cornwall