Black Penquite
Black Penquite is a Area in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Black Penquite including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
The area close to Black Penquite boasts some of the best hiking areas including Tehidy.
Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are great places to visit near Black Penquite if you like country parks.
The area around Black Penquite boasts some of the best towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
Hills to visit near Black Penquite include Kit Hill Country Park.
There are a several good villages in the Black Penquite area like Cremyll, and Botallack.
The area around Black Penquite's best historic buildings can be found at Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
There are a several good airports in the Black Penquite area like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Black Penquite History
There are some historic monuments around Black Penquite:
- Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate
- Round cairn 567m north-west of Showery Tor
- Cross head N of Tregony Farm
- King Arthur's Hall
- St Bellarmin's Chapel
- Prehistoric round cairn with inner and outer kerbs and a central cist 485m WNW of Showery Tor
- Earlier prehistoric hillfort with incorporated and adjacent cairns, chamber and medieval chapel on the summit ridge of Rough Tor and Little Rough Tor
- Medieval churchyard cross 20m south of the Church of St Bruerdus, Churchtown
- Medieval churchyard cross in Michaelstow churchyard
- Wayside cross in the grounds of Pencarrow, 130m SSE of Pencarrow House
- The Castle Goff Stone and Valley Truckle Cross in St Julitta's churchyard
- Wayside cross 55m north east of Laninval House
- Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor
- Wayside cross in the grounds of Higher Lank Farm 10m south of the farm house
- Stone hut circle 525m WSW of Colquite Farm
- Berrycombe Cross, on the north side of Berrycombe Road at its junction with Cardell Road
- Slight univallate hillfort with outworks containing a medieval chapel and beacon at Helsbury Castle
- Bowl barrow 420m south east of Higher Parkwalls
- Round cairn 312m north-west of Showery Tor
- Standing stone 415m south west of Moorgate called 'Long Stone'
- Prehistoric standing stone 695m north-west of Showery Tor
- Hut circles 330yds (300m) SW of Henneward
- Tredinnick Cross, 450m east of Great Tredinnick
- Small multivallate hillfort with outworks known as Pencarrow Rounds
- Ring cairn 295m north west of Candra
- Motte and bailey castle called Cardinham Castle
- Neolithic long cairn north-east of Louden Hill
- Churchyard cross in Lanivet churchyard, 30m north of the church
- Two Bronze Age settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone on the south and western slopes of Leskernick Hill
- Holy well in Michaelstow churchyard
- Two early Christian memorial stones 195m north of Welltown
- Two wayside crosses in the grounds of Trewardale 34m WSW of the house
- Iron Age defended settlement called Penhargard Castle
- Platform cairn on Dinnever Hill, 510m north of Camperdown Farm
- Platform cairn on Priddacombe Downs
- Blacktor Downs irregular aggregate field system and clearance cairn
- Bowl barrow 60m west of Crowdy Reservoir dam
- Two platform cairns centred 485m SW of Colquite Farm
- Prehistoric linear boundary, adjacent irregular aggregate field system and hut circles, incorporated cairns and medieval grave on north-west Roughtor
- Four prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 938m NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Hut circle 440yds (400m) SW of Candra
- Carminow Cross, south east of Bodmin
- Six cairns on Buttern Hill
- Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system 940m north east of Newton
- Five prehistoric round cairns and a ring cairn 920m NNE of Fernacre Farm
- The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown Farm
- Wayside cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard
- Kerbed cairn 500m east of Casehill
- Prehistoric cairns and field boundary 450m south of the Louden Stone Circle
- Prehistoric and later enclosure containing a stone hut circle 1.2km NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Two hut circles 400m WSW of Furhouse
- Prehistoric and medieval settlements with fields and enclosures together with Bronze Age cairns and medieval alluvial streamwork at Garrow Tor
- Hut circle group and enclosure NE of Carwen
- Temple Old Bridge with adjacent ford and causeway
- Round 275m SSE of Little Delinuth
- Prehistoric round cairn 865m NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Wayside cross 220m north west of Steppes Farm
- Barrow group on Greenbarrow Downs
- Animal pound called Crowpound
- Prehistoric house platform on south-east Roughtor, 985m NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Tawna Downs round barrows
- Cross near Deviock Cottage
- Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field boundaries, enclosure and cairn on Blacktor Downs
- The Prior's Cross at Washaway
- Stone hut circle north of Dinnever Hill, 200m WNW of the Stannon Stone Circle
- Medieval longhouse settlement (known locally as Lamlavery), and an associated field system
- Stannon Stone Circle, prehistoric field system, hut circle settlement, cairns, cist, linear boundaries and medieval building north of Dinnever Hill
- Two stone hut circles 130m south east of Highsteps
- Early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross in Cardinham churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Helland Bridge
- Churchyard cross in Cardinham churchyard, 5m south of the church
- Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, and religious and funerary remains on the middle and lower slopes west and south of Roughtor
- Prehistoric standing stone, medieval wayside cross and cross base and post-medieval guide post at Longstone
- Cairn 485m WSW of Colquite Farm
- Medieval wayside cross at Castle Hill, 740m north east of Bodmin parish church
- Three bowl barrows 250m north east of Lowermoor
- Prehistoric stone setting 62m north-west of the Stannon Stone Circle
- Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor
- Kerbed cairn on Alex Tor
- Large multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle Canyke', 375m SSW of Castle Canyke Farmhouse
- Prehistoric irregular field system with incorporated cairnfield and round cairn 1.08km north-west of Showery Tor
- Bury Castle
- The Trevia Cross, at Sportsmans
- Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit
- Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage
- Medieval tenement boundary with adjacent medieval field north of Dinnever Hill
- Ornamented cross shaft at Glynn
- Wayside cross at Trevia Walls
- Medieval wayside cross head 75m east of Newpark
- Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 30m east of the church
- Lantern cross 60m north east of Lancarffe
- Treslea Downs Cross 300m west of Mount
- Churchyard cross in Lanivet churchyard, 5m west of the church
- Three wayside crosses in St Julitta's churchyard
- Trezance Holy Well and chapel enclosure
- Round cairn 460m north of Showery Tor
- Medieval wayside cross at Blisland
- Four bowl barrows north of Greymare Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
- Two adjoining prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 960m NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Largin Castle
- Roughtor holy well, 333m south-west of Showery Tor
- Bowl barrow 250m north west of Newpark
- Treslea Cross, 750m ENE of Cardinham Church
- Prehistoric embanked platform cairn and linear boundary with superimposed medieval boundary and adjacent clearance cairn on Dinnever Hill
- Platform cairn 460m SW of Colquite Farm
- Two round cairns, three enclosed and two open stone hut circle settlements, a rectangular enclosure and a medieval longhouse to the south of Carburrow Tor
- Hut circles near New Hall
- Medieval tenement boundary between Louden Hill and King Arthur's Downs
- Three prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 1km NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Fernacre stone circle and two outlying stones
- Round cairn 625m north-west of Showery Tor
- Round cairn 417m north-west of Showery Tor
- Churchyard cross in the cemetery at St Teath, 60m north west of the church
- Trevenning Cross and post-medieval guide post, 700m south west of Trevenning village
- Three platform cairns 320m south-east of Moorgate
- Large regular stone circle called the Trippet Stones
- Round called Castle Goff
- Large regular stone circle 560m north east of Leaze
- Holy well near St James' Chapel
- Platform cairn 450m WSW of Colquite Farm
- Bowl barrow known as Council Barrow
- Prehistoric to post-medieval funerary, ritual and settlement remains on and around Louden Hill
- Wayside cross 120m north west of Callywith
- Medieval wayside cross 320m south west of Higher Trevivian
- Medieval long-house with adjacent enclosure 1.44km NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra
- Wayside cross at Bodwannick Manor Farm
- An early Christian memorial stone 380m south east of Worthyvale Manor
- Prehistoric ring cairn 810m NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Slight univallate hillfort in Dunmere Wood 235m WNW of Crabb's Pool
- St Protus's Cross, 330m east of Blisland church
- Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 10m west of the church
- The Middle Moor Cross, 230m north-east of Camperdown Farm
- Four Hole Cross, 200m north of Lord's Waste Farm
- Prehistoric hut circle settlement on Stanning Hill
- Medieval chapel of St Thomas Becket 45m east of the church, Priory Road in Bodmin
- Two small stone circles 530m ESE of King Arthur's Hall
- Tor cairn on Showery Tor
- Round 410m west of Kenningstockmill
- Medieval wayside cross in St Mabyn churchyard
- Henge with stone circle called the Stripple Stones and adjacent bowl barrow 415m south east of Hawk's Tor
- An early Christian memorial stone at Lancarffe
- Round cairn with central cist capstone and inner kerb 935m north-east of Camperdown Farm
- Wayside cross known as Peverell's Cross
Places to see near Black Penquite
Lakes near Black Penquite
Rivers near Black Penquite
- West Looe River
- Polperro River
- East Looe River
- Seaton
- Upper River Ruthern
- Amble
- Camel (De Lank to Stannon)
- Stannon Stream
- Lower River Camel
- St Lawrence Stream
- Issey Brook (Camel)
- Upper River Amble
- De Lank River
- Lower River Ruthern
- Demelza Stream (Ruthern)
- Polmorla Stream
- Upper River Camel
- Amble tributary (Camel)
- Allen
- Lanivet Stream
- Porth Stream
- Gannel (Upper)
- Menalhyl
- Gannel (Lower)
- Harlyn Water
- Benny Stream
- Porthcothan Stream
- Trebant Water
- Lerryn River
- Cardinham Water
- Warleggan River
- Fowey (Upper)
- Fowey (Warleggan to St Neot)
- Pont Pill
- St Neot River
- Lower River Fowey
- Crackington Stream
- Marsland Water
- Lower River Strat
- Lower River Neet
- Upper River Neet
- Jacob Stream
- Valency
- Upper River Strat
- Coombe Valley Stream
- Newlyn River
- Trevaylor Stream
- Penberth Stream
- Marazion River
- Lamorna Stream
- Roseworthy Stream
- Portreath Stream
- Red River (Upper)
- Bolingey Stream
- Red River (Lower)
- Hayle
- Angarrack Stream
- Holywell Stream
- Kestle Stream
- Upper River Allen (Fal)
- Kenwyn
- Kennal
- Zelah Brook
- Brighton Stream
- Hicks Mill Stream
- Gwindra Stream
- Tresillian River (Lower)
- Upper River Fal
- Calenick Stream
- Trevella Stream
- Tresillian River (Upper)
- Lower River Allen (Fal)
- Lower River Fal
- Upper Carnon River
- Lower River Carnon
- Bokiddick Stream
- Crinnis River
- St Austell River
- Caerhays Stream
- Par River (Upper)
- Par River (Lower)
- Tywardreath Stream
- Carminowe Creek
- Gunwalloe Stream
- Cury River
- Helford River
- Manaccan River
- Poltesco River
- Lestraines River
- Lower River Cober
- Porthleven Stream
- Upper River Cober
- Gweek River
- Upper River Inny
- Penpont Water
- Cotehele Stream
- Lowley Brook
- Lower River Inny
- Lower River Tamar
- Upper River Lynher
- Tiddy
- Withey Brook
- Lower River Lynher
- Tala Water
- Canworthy Water
- Carey
- Tamar (River Ottery to River Deer)
- Tamar (Small Brook to River Deer)
- Upper River Ottery
- Kensey
- Tamar (Small Brook to Lamberal Water)
- Small Brook (Tamar)
- Claw
- Tamar (River Ottery to River Lyd)
- Lower River Ottery
- Upper River Tamar
- Caudworthy Water
- Deer
- Lamberal Water
- Bolesbridge Water
- Derril Water
- Middle River Ottery