Brillwater is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Brillwater

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

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Brillwater like Tehidy.

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are great places to visit near Brillwater if you like country parks.

Brillwater has some unmissable towns nearby like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

The area around Brillwater's best hills can be found at Kit Hill Country Park.

Brillwater's best nearby villages can be found at Cremyll, and Botallack.

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is one of Brillwater's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Brillwater.

There are a number of airports near Brillwater including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Brillwater History

There are some historic monuments around Brillwater:

• Jewish and Congregationalist cemeteries at Ponsharden
• Kerbed cairn called Hangman's Barrow
• Wayside cross 230m south west of Trenlanvean Farm
• Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church
• Round barrow 400yds (370m) NW of Traboe Cross
• Mawgan Cross early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft
• Round 530m ESE of Treloskan
• Earthwork SE of Trelan Plantation
• Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House
• Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm
• Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, 10m south west of the church
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• Wayside cross in Gwennap churchyard
• Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack'
• Bowl barrow 230m east of Trewirgie Farm
• Three bowl barrows 1295m east of Trenoon forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Hut circle 500yds (460m) S of Trelan Plantation
• Romano-British defended settlement 340m ESE of Grambla
• Bowl barrow 800m north west of Gwenter Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Three bowl barrows 350m north of Poldhu Cove
• Three round barrows 430m north east of Devichoys Barton
• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm
• Medieval wayside cross base, 10m south of Gunwalloe church
• Bowl barrow at Tolvan Cross
• Bowl barrow 550m south east of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Wayside cross in Gunwalloe churchyard, 0.75m east of the church
• Platform barrow and four bowl barrows south of Carn Maer forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Three bowl barrows 815m north west of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Six bowl barrows at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Three bowl barrows 245m north west of Gregwartha Cottage
• Three round barrows 500yds (460m) W of Polkerth
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• Chapel enclosure 150yds (140m) S of Trelease Farm
• Hut circle settlement 950yds (870m) NW of Gwenter Farm
• Churchyard cross in St Melaine's churchyard
• Wayside cross 95m ESE of Trevales House
• Round 260m south of Tenament Farm
• Hut circle with associated field system 300yds (270m) NW of Polcoverack
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 200m north east of Tremenheere
• Two bowl barrows 570m south west of Polkerth forming part of a larger round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Animal pound 390m south of Croft Pascoe Pool
• Two bowl barrows 640m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard
• Three bowl barrows 650m SSW of Polkerth forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Two barrows S of Crousa Common
• Fish Cross: standing cross immediately east of the Town Hall
• Round 220m south east of The Level House
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm
• Holy well at Trelill, 190m ENE of Trelill House
• Bowl barrow at Roskruge Beacon
• Two round barrows on Goonhilly Downs 600yds (550m) NE of Trenoon
• Small stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' 60m east of Carthew House
• Round 280m south west of Trebowland
• Cast iron footbridge at Perran Mill
• Bowl barrow 315m ESE of Leech Pool, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Enys
• Three wayside crosses 235m south east of Bosvathick
• Two round barrows on Pedngwinian Head
• Round 600yds (550m) WNW of Helford
• Betty Adit tailings works, 170m south west of Harley Farm
• Wayside cross in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, south of the church
• Two crosses immediately west of St Budock Church
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• Cliff castle on Rosemullion Head
• Wayside cross on Whitcross Hill, immediately north of Seaview Terrace
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm
• Three rectangular defended enclosures 460m north east of Merthen Manor
• Round in Devichoys Wood 600yds (540m) S of Perran Wharf
• Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn
• Two round barrows 700yds (640m) NNE of Penhallick Farm
• Portal dolmen known as 'The Three Brothers of Grugith'
• Earthwork 100yds (90m) ESE of Tregidden
• Bowl barrow at Beeswing
• Wayside cross at the junction between Cross Street and Church Street, Helston
• Part of the mining complex at South Condurrow and Wheal Grenville Mines, 410m south west of Newton Moor Farm
• Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor
• Churchyard cross in Cury churchyard
• Gunpowder storage complex at Kennall Vale
• Wayside cross at Nanjarrow
• Two standing stones on Crousa Common, 890m WSW of Chywoone
• Three round barrows 350yds (320m) E of Burnoon
• Hut circle on Crousa Downs 650yds (600m) S of 'Three Brothers of Grugwith'
• Wayside cross at Trenethick Barton
• Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
• Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine
• Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm
• Part of a promontory fort with Civil War fieldworks known as Little Dennis
• Gunpowder works at Kennall Vale
• Round 205m south of Goongillings
• Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard
• Three bowl barrows 500m SSW of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round, medieval chapel, burial ground and standing cross 60m south east of Merthyr Uny House
• Cliff castle W of Gunwalloe Church
• Three bowl barrows 550m NNW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round 240m south east of Norways Farm
• Round 250m west of Flushing Cove
• Bowl barrow 300m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm
• College known as Glasney College, Penryn
• Two wayside crosses, south and east of Bonallack Barton
• Round 200m north east of Burncoose
• Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower
• A holed stone known as 'The Tolvan Stone' at Tolvan Cross
• Two bowl barrows 200m north west of Fox Covert, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill
• Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear
• Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance
• Wayside cross 290m west of Trevales Farm
• Round barrow 350m north of Devichoys Barton
• Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm
• Later prehistoric to Roman round incorporating contemporary fogou at Halliggye
• Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm