Cardew
Cardew is a Area in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Cardew including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
Tehidy is one of Cardew's best, nearby hiking areas to visit in Cardew.
The area around Cardew boasts some of the best country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Cardew has some unmissable towns nearby like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
The area around Cardew's best hills can be found at Kit Hill Country Park.
Villages to visit near Cardew include Cremyll, and Botallack.
Don't miss Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's historic buildings if visiting the area around Cardew.
Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are great places to visit near Cardew if you like airports.
Cardew History
There are some historic monuments around Cardew:
- Three platform cairns 320m south-east of Moorgate
- Three bowl barrows, 60m and 250m south and 500m south west of Nettings Park
- Cross 410m north east of Tregrylls
- Medieval churchyard cross in Laneast churchyard
- Large multivallate hillfort called Warbstow Bury and a pillow mound known as the Giant's Grave
- Medieval longhouse settlement (known locally as Lamlavery), and an associated field system
- Wayside cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Ashbury Camp later prehistoric multivallate hillfort
- Medieval wayside cross in Altarnun churchyard
- Round (or petal) cairn on the summit of Leskernick Hill
- Round cairn 460m north of Showery Tor
- Deserted medieval settlement 1125m WNW of Canaglaze
- Six cairns on Buttern Hill
- Bowl barrow 700m east of Tregray Farm
- Co-axial field system, hut circle settlements, cairnfield and land boundaries on Carne Down
- Prehistoric and later enclosure containing a stone hut circle 1.2km NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Round 310m south of Mill Farm
- Medieval wayside cross on Laneast Downs, 270m SSW of High Hall Farm
- Slight univallate hillfort called Hilton Wood Castle
- Prehistoric ring cairn 810m NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Bowl barrow 490m SSW of Tregatherall Farm
- Two bowl barrows 380m north of Beckaveans, one of which is called 'The Beacon'
- Prehistoric house platform on south-east Roughtor, 985m NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Part of a bowl barrow called Headon Barrow
- Standing stone 415m south west of Moorgate called 'Long Stone'
- Bowl barrow 250m north west of Newpark
- An early Christian memorial stone 380m south east of Worthyvale Manor
- Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor
- Bowl barrow 200m west of Tresplatt Farm
- Barrow 90m E of Trelay Farm
- Bowl barrow 660m north east of Tresoke
- Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, and religious and funerary remains on the middle and lower slopes west and south of Roughtor
- Prehistoric round cairn with inner and outer kerbs and a central cist 485m WNW of Showery Tor
- Bowl barrow 110m north of Whitehill Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
- Multi-span bridge called Trerithick Bridge
- Anderton Mill Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m north of the church
- Four prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 938m NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Iron Age defended settlement 425m west of Trebray
- Round cairn 567m north-west of Showery Tor
- Five bowl barrows south of Newton Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
- Prehistoric standing stone 695m north-west of Showery Tor
- Tor cairn on Showery Tor
- Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate
- Earthwork on Hill Down 500yds (450m) WSW of Tresparrett Posts
- Five prehistoric round cairns and a ring cairn 920m NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Tregatheral Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Animal pound 90m ENE of Pound Cot
- Round 800m south east of Pengold Farm
- Holy Well 100m north east of St David's church
- Ring cairn and two kerbed cairns on Bray Down
- Three barrows 550m ENE of Cansford
- Cross 470m north of Lambrenny
- Earlier prehistoric hillfort with incorporated and adjacent cairns, chamber and medieval chapel on the summit ridge of Rough Tor and Little Rough Tor
- Later Prehistoric to Roman round 500m NE of West Carne Farm
- Wayside cross 315m north of The Old Rectory, Altarnun
- Bowl barrow 410m east of Wainhouse Corner
- Holy well at Laneast
- Round cairn 625m north-west of Showery Tor
- Wayside cross 660m north of Basil Farm
- Two bowl barrows 660m south west of Whitehill Cottage, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
- Wayside cross 110m SSW of Youlstone
- Iron Age defended settlement 170m north west of Cargurra
- Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit
- Early medieval decorated and inscribed wayside cross shaft and base on Waterpit Down, 250m WSW of Hallwell Barton Bungalow
- St Clether's Chapel and Holy Well
- Prehistoric to post-medieval funerary, ritual and settlement remains on and around Louden Hill
- Prehistoric round cairn 865m NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Two stone hut circles 130m south east of Highsteps
- Promontory fort N of village
- Prehistoric linear boundary, adjacent irregular aggregate field system and hut circles, incorporated cairns and medieval grave on north-west Roughtor
- Medieval long-house with adjacent enclosure 1.44km NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Platform cairn with rim bank and central cairn, and a secondary cairn, on the summit of Carne Down
- Two bowl barrows 625m south of Greystone Farm
- Medieval wayside cross 320m south west of Higher Trevivian
- Roughtor holy well, 333m south-west of Showery Tor
- Motte castle 80m north west of the church at Week St Mary
- Penhallam medieval moated manor house, 360m south west of Ashbury Camp
- A round on Tregearedown Beacon, 295m north east of the Nook
- Two bowl barrows 595m north west of Belah Park Farm
- Three prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 1km NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Round cairn 417m north-west of Showery Tor
- Three bowl barrows 600m south east of Small Hill Barton
- Bowl barrow 120m south west of Horizon View
- Two adjoining prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 960m NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Round barrow cemetery on Wilsey Down
- Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor
- Rectangular enclosures 520m west of Rosecare Villa Farm
- Stone hut circle 525m SW of West Carne Farm
- Wayside cross 620m south west of Basil Farm
- Wayside cross in Tresmeer churchyard
- Bowl barrow 60m west of Crowdy Reservoir dam
- Round barrow cemetery including Tich Barrow 730m north east of Trehane Pool
- Settlement W of Cargelly
- Hut circles near New Hall
- Wayside cross 290m north west of Basill
- Medieval wayside cross head 75m east of Newpark
- Three bowl barrows 250m north east of Lowermoor
- Round barrow cemetery 610m north east of Creddacott Farm
- Wayside cross in Lesnewth churchyard
- Two Bronze Age settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone on the south and western slopes of Leskernick Hill
- Prehistoric irregular field system with incorporated cairnfield and round cairn 1.08km north-west of Showery Tor
- Bowl barrow 420m south east of Higher Parkwalls
- Three bowl barrows 130m east of Starapark Farm
- Wayside cross 120m north of Basill
- Round cairn 312m north-west of Showery Tor
- Round 260m south west of Trengayor
Places to see near Cardew
Lakes near Cardew
Rivers near Cardew
- 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