Balnoon is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Balnoon

There are great places to visit near Balnoon including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.

The area close to Balnoon boasts some of the best hiking areas including Tehidy.

Country Parks to visit near Balnoon include Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Balnoon boasts some of the best towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Hills to visit near Balnoon include Kit Hill Country Park.

Balnoon has some unmissable villages nearby like Cremyll, and Botallack.

Don't miss Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's historic buildings if visiting the area around Balnoon.

Airports to visit near Balnoon include Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Balnoon History

There are some historic monuments around Balnoon:

• Two kerbed cairns on Trendrine Hill
• Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
• Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
• Wayside cross immediately south of St Towennicus' Church
• An early Christian memorial stone and a wayside cross in Phillack churchyard, south east of the church
• Standing stone 140m north west of Beersheba Farm
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 10m south east of the church
• Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
• Dovecote called the 'Culver House', 330m SSW of Lower Bussow Farm
• Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
• Wayside cross called Crowlas Cross, 230m north east of Lower Tregender
• Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
• Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
• Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
• Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 8m east of the church
• Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
• Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
• Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
• Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
• Market cross
• Churchyard cross and wayside cross in St Erth's churchyard
• Early Christian memorial stone and cross slab in St Hilary's churchyard
• Rectangular enclosures 700yds (640m) E of Tregerthen
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
• Small multivallate hillfort, early Christian memorial stone and C19 landscaped paths at Carnsew
• Wayside cross 65m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
• Four crosses on St Michael's Mount
• Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
• Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
• Holy well called Madron Well
• Wayside cross in Lelant Lane, 670m north west of St Uny's Church
• Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
• Medieval wayside cross at Whitecross, near Crowlas
• Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
• Circular enclosure 385m NE of Higher Trenowin
• Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
• Wayside cross called The Mexico Cross, 250m north east of Riviere Farm, Phillack
• Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
• Wayside cross 40m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Hut circle settlement at Sperris Croft 500yds (460m) SE of Tregerthen Cottage
• Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
• Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
• Round called Lesingey Round
• Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
• Wayside cross 70m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Linear earthworks, probably 17th century, W of Godrevy
• Churchyard cross in Phillack churchyard, south of the church
• Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit
• Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
• Two wayside crosses in St Hilary's churchyard
• Godrevy Headland - complex of prehistoric sites
• A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
• Penbeagle Cross
• Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
• Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
• Late C18-C19 mill complex, ropeworks and associated water management system immediately east of Millpond Avenue, Foundry
• Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
• Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
• Round called Lescudjack Castle
• Tregurtha Downs mine complex
• Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
• National Explosives
• Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
• Cross at Treassowe
• Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
• Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
• Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
• Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
• Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 6m south of the church
• Treen Common stone circle
• Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
• A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
• Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
• Neolithic hilltop enclosure and Iron Age defended settlement known as Trencrom Castle
• Hut circles, Higher Bussow
• Wayside cross-head in Phillack churchyard, south west of the church
• Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
• Sea Lane Cross, Lelant
• Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
• Enclosures E of Gurlyn
• Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
• Churchyard cross in St Ia's churchyard
• Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
• Brunnion Cross, at Brunnion Carn
• Round 450yds (405m) NW of Lower Chellew Farm
• Bowl barrow 260m SSE of Zennor Quoit
• Two cist graves 500yds (460m) NE of Tregerthen Cottage
• Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
• Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
• Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
• St Erth Churchtown cross
• Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
• Wayside cross 2m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Churchyard cross 25m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard
• Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey