Carn Gwavel
Carn Gwavel is a Area in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Carn Gwavel including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
Don't miss Tehidy's hiking areas if visiting the area around Carn Gwavel.
Carn Gwavel's best nearby country parks can be found at Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are some of Carn Gwavel best towns to visit near Carn Gwavel.
Places near Carn Gwavel feature a number of interesting hills including Kit Hill Country Park.
Carn Gwavel's best nearby villages can be found at Cremyll, and Botallack.
The area close to Carn Gwavel boasts some of the best historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Airports to visit near Carn Gwavel include Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Carn Gwavel History
There are some historic monuments around Carn Gwavel:
- Prehistoric chambered cairn 60m north of Knackyboy Carn, St Martin's
- Prehistoric field systems, settlement and cairns, with post-medieval boundary and shelter on Northwethel
- Post-medieval breastwork, curtain wall and associated defensive structures on the periphery of The Garrison, St Mary's
- Entrance grave 80m SSE of Basin Rock, Porth Hellick Down, St Mary's
- Civil War breastwork and battery 60m east of Carn Nore, St Mary's
- Civil War battery on Helvear Hill, St Mary's
- Kerbed platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 45m south of Beady Pool
- Two kerbed platform cairns north of Bonfire Carn on eastern Samson Hill, Bryher
- Entrance grave on Salakee Down, 160m north west of Church Porth, St Mary's
- Mid-16th century blockhouse and ramparts with adjacent walling and occupation deposits at Block House Point
- Prehistoric field system and post-medieval quay in Great Porth, Bryher
- Two entrance graves and a platform cairn 95m NNW of Pig Rock on north eastern Salakee Down, St Mary's
- Prehistoric entrance grave and regular field system on north western Porth Hellick Down, St Mary's
- Kerbed platform cairn 160m north of Hoe Point, Gugh
- Kerbed platform cairn on Menawathan
- Civil War breastwork and battery on the north coast of Normandy Down, St Mary's
- Prehistoric to Romano-British ritual, funerary and settlement remains on Par Beach, St Martin's
- Kerbed platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 80m north east of Porth Askin
- Prehistoric field system and settlement on Heathy Hill, Bryher
- Entrance grave 47m north west of Old Rock, Porth Hellick Down, St Mary's
- Prehistoric house platform settlement south west of English Island Carn, St Martin's
- Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 60m south of Porth Askin
- Prehistoric cairns, entrance graves, field system and settlements and post-medieval kelp pits on Kittern Hill, Gugh
- Prehistoric platform cairn, settlement and field system at Pernagie, St Martin's
- Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 78m north of Crooked Rock
- Kerbed platform cairn on Helvear Hill, 210m ENE of Helvear Farm, St Mary's
- Round cairn 90m north east of the Carn of Works, Gugh
- Post-medieval smugglers' cache at Tresco Abbey, Tresco
- Platform cairn on Burnt Island
- World War II pillbox between Thomas' Porth and Porthaloo, St Mary's
- Four round cairns 70m south east of Carn Wrean, Gugh
- Prehistoric enclosure south east of The Brow, Bryher
- Platform cairn on Carn Morval Down, 275m NNW of Isles of Scilly Golf Course club house, St Mary's
- The Old Quay, Old Town Bay, St Mary's
- Two 19th century gig-sheds ENE of Porth Askin
- Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 65m SSW of Porth Askin
- Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 90m north west of Wingletang Carn
- Prehistoric linear boundary on Dropnose Point, Gugh
- Prehistoric field system and cairn, early and later medieval religious complex, post-medieval lookout and quarantine station on St Helen's
- Kerbed platform cairn 120m south east of Black Carn, Bryher
- World War II pillbox and Civil War battery at Tolman Point, St Mary's
- World War II pillbox west of Porth Hellick, 90m north of Drum Rock, St Mary's
- Harry's Walls unfinished 16th century artillery castle and adjacent prehistoric standing stone at Mount Flagon, St Mary's
- Iron Age cist on northern Samson Hill, 165m NNE of Western Carn, Bryher
- Prehistoric entrance grave and round cairn on western Samson Hill, Bryher
- Civil War breastwork ESE of Dick's Carn, St Mary's
- Civil War battery 150m WNW of Church Point, St Mary's
- Three platform cairns on Wingletang Down, 110m ENE of Wingletang Carn
- Two entrance graves, a prehistoric field system, and Civil War fieldworks and blockhouse on Innisidgen Hill and Helvear Down, St Mary's
- Kerbed platform cairn on the north hill, Annet
- Prehistoric cairn cemetery and field system on Shipman Head Down and Great Bottom, Bryher
- Kerbed platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 160m north east of Horse Point
- Medieval or later shipwreck grave 52m NNE of Crooked Rock, Wingletang Down
- Kerbed platform cairn 45m NNW of Stoney Porth, White Island
- Prehistoric field system and Romano-British cist in Green Bay, Bryher
- Prehistoric house platform and boundary north east of Carn Leh, St Mary's
- Round cairn 120m ESE of Carn Wrean, Gugh
- Two entrance graves and a platform cairn 90m ESE of Basin Rock, Porth Hellick Down, St Mary's
- King Charles' Castle mid-16th century artillery castle and Civil War earthen artillery defence on western Castle Down, Tresco
- Round cairn 137m east of Helvear Farm, St Mary's
- Civil War battery above Porth Hellick Point, St Mary's
- Kerbed platform cairn 110m north of Porth Morran, White Island
- Prehistoric cairn and prehistoric to post-medieval field systems between The Plains and Wine Cove, St Martin's
- Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 30m south east of Porth Askin
- Two kerbed platform cairns 40m north of Porth Morran, White Island
- Two kerbed platform cairns 240m north of the Pest House, St Helen's
- Round cairn 108m NNE of Peninnis Head lighthouse, St Mary's
- Round cairn 40m north east of the Carn of Works, Gugh
- Two entrance graves 220m ENE of Salakee Farm, St Mary's
- Civil War battery at Carn Leh, St Mary's
- Entrance grave on the summit of the northern hill, White Island
- Ennor Castle, Old Town, St Mary's
- Prehistoric field system in southern Pentle Bay, Tresco
- Prehistoric to Romano-British field system and settlement at Higher Town, St Agnes
- Two round cairns 85m east of Dutchman's Carn, Peninnis Head, St Mary's
- Entrance grave 135m NNE of Water Rocks, Normandy Down, St Mary's
- Prehistoric chambered cairns and boundaries on Middle Arthur, St Martin's
- Round cairn 55m west of Stoney Porth, White Island
- Prehistoric regular field system and hut circle on Great Ganilly
- Prehistoric settlement and field system at Porth Killier, St Agnes
- The Star Castle, St Mary's
- Prehistoric cairns, prehistoric to post-medieval settlements and field systems, an early Christian focus, post-medieval kelp pits and quay on Tean and Old Man
- Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 130m north west of Wingletang Carn
- Prehistoric entrance grave at Works Carn, Bryher
- Civil War battery and 18th century watch house on Mount Todden, St Mary's
- Prehistoric linear boundary, cairn and post-medieval building on Taylor's Island, St Mary's
- Kerbed platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 25m SSW of Beady Pool
- Gig shed on the north coast of Great Porth, Bryher
- Round cairn 40m south west of Dropnose Point, Gugh
- Kerbed platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 120m SSE of Sun Rock
- Post-medieval animal-driven crushing mill 270m south west of Blockhouse Cottage, Tresco
- Prehistoric cairn group, cists and prehistoric to Roman field system and settlement on Little Arthur, St Martin's
- Two platform cairns north east of Vane Hill summit, Tresco
- Platform cairn on Carn Morval Down, 235m north of Isles of Scilly Golf Course club house, St Mary's
- Prehistoric field system and hut circle north of Crab's Ledge, Tresco
- Prehistoric linear boundary and Civil War fieldworks on north western Toll's Hill, St Mary's
- Oliver's Battery, Tresco
- Prehistoric entrance grave, the middle one of three on Cruther's Hill, St Martin's
- Prehistoric settlement and field system on Little Ganilly
- Civil War battery and associated platform at Carn Morval Point, St Mary's
- Two round cairns 90m north of the Clapper of Works, Gugh
- Civil War battery at Tolman Carns, St Mary's
- Civil War battery and two associated platforms 300m south east of Bar Point, St Mary's
- Kerbed platform cairn 90m north west of Old Rock, Porth Hellick Down, St Mary's
- Platform cairn 195m north east of Salakee Farm, St Mary's
- Late 19th-early 20th century Steval Battery on The Garrison, St Mary's
- Civil War battery and prehistoric entrance grave on the Carn of Works, Gugh
- Prehistoric entrance grave, the northern one of three on Cruther's Hill, St Martin's
- Early medieval cemetery 40m north of St Nicholas's Priory, Tresco
- Round cairn 50m WSW of Vane Hill summit, Tresco
- Platform cairn on Turfy Hill, St Martin's
- Two platform cairns on Wingletang Down, 35m WNW of Wingletang Carn
- Kerbed platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 75m SSE of Crooked Rock
- World War II pillbox 250m south east of Carn Gwavel Farm, St Mary's
- Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 90m ESE of Carn Adnis
- Round cairn 130m north east of Peninnis Head lighthouse, St Mary's
- Platform cairn 100m NNW of Water Rocks, Normandy Down, St Mary's
- Kerbed platform cairn with cist 90m north west of Carn Kimbra, Gugh
- Prehistoric cairn cemetery, field system and settlements on Top Rock Hill, St Martin's
- Prehistoric settlement, Romano-British cist cemetery and Civil War battery in northern Toll's Porth, St Mary's
- Round cairn 30m north west of the Carn of Works, Gugh
- Round cairn 135m north east of Dutchman's Carn, Peninnis Head, St Mary's
- Kerbed platform cairn 175m NNW of Hoe Point, Gugh
- Hut circle settlement and Civil War breastwork north east of Porth Minick, St Mary's
- Post-medieval smugglers' cache at Porth Mellon, 110m west of Harry's Walls Battery, St Mary's
- Prehistoric hut circle south of The Brow, Bryher
- Civil War battery on The Green, Bryher
- Prehistoric cairn cemetery and field system on Tinkler's Hill, St Martin's
- Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 100m NNE of Carn Adnis
- Late 19th-early 20th century defended barracks and caretaker block at Greystones, The Garrison, St Mary's
- Prehistoric hut circle and Civil War fieldworks on eastern Toll's Hill, St Mary's
- Prehistoric kerbed boulder 172m north west of Horse Point, St Agnes
- Round cairn with peripheral kerb 50m north of Cuckold's Carn, Gugh
- Prehistoric field system, settlement and cairn east of Barnaby Lane, St Agnes
- St Agnes lighthouse
- Post-medieval smugglers' cache at 'Smugglers' Tresco
- The Giant's Castle cliff castle, St Mary's
- Post-medieval pilot lookout on Timmy's Hill, Bryher
- Prehistoric to early medieval field system and settlement at Dial Rocks, Tresco
- Prehistoric settlement and Romano-British shrine on Nornour
- Prehistoric linear boundary SSE of The Island, Bryher
- Prehistoric linear boundaries, house platform and cairn on south western Peninnis Head, St Mary's
- Civil War battery on northern slope of Mount Todden Down, St Mary's
- The Rocket House 17th-18th century powder magazine and adjacent prison on The Garrison, St Mary's
- Iron Age to Romano-British fogou on northern Peninnis Head, 170m south of Carn Gwavel Farm, St Mary's
- Prehistoric midden at West Porth, Annet
- Lighthouse-builders' operational base on Rosevear
- Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 25m south of Sun Rock
- Round cairn on Wingletang Down, 105m SSW of Sun Rock
- Prehistoric field system on Gweal Hill, Bryher
- Platform cairn on northern Peninnis Head, 200m ESE of Buzza Tower
- Prehistoric field system and Civil War fieldworks on south western Carn Morval Down, St Mary's
- The Old Man prehistoric standing stone, Gugh
- Civil War battery 80m SSE of Dutchman's Carn, Peninnis Head, St Mary's
- Prehistoric field system east of Peninnis Head lighthouse, St Mary's
- Prehistoric regular field system north east of St Warna's Carn
- Kerbed platform cairn 15m north east of Inner Blue Carn, St Mary's
- Civil War battery at Kettle and Pans rocks, Peninnis Head, St Mary's
- Prehistoric cairn group on Abbey Hill, Tresco
- Kerbed platform cairn on Salakee Down, 55m west of Church Porth, St Mary's
- Round cairn 25m south west of Vane Hill summit, Tresco
- Prehistoric funerary, ritual and settlement remains; post-medieval defences, tin mine, lookouts and enclosures on Castle Down, Tresco
- Round cairn 155m NNE of Water Rocks, Normandy Down, St Mary's
- Three platform cairns and adjacent prehistoric linear boundary on Wingletang Down, 70m west of Crooked Rock
- Civil War battery at Works Point, Bryher
- Prehistoric cairns, field system and settlements, medieval chapel and post-medieval daymark, lookout and signal station on north east St Martin's
- Kerbed round cairn with central cist on Gun Hill, St Martin's
- Kerbed platform cairn on Salakee Down, 85m north west of Church Porth, St Mary's
- Prehistoric cairn group on Great Hill, Tean
- Entrance grave 105m south east of Basin Rock, Porth Hellick, St Mary's
- Kerbed platform cairn 80m north east of Mount Todden Farm, St Mary's
- Prehistoric to post-medieval funerary, field system and settlement remains, with post-medieval kelp pit and deer park on and adjacent to Samson
- Round cairn on Helvear Down, 300m NNE of Higher Trenoweth Farm, St Mary's
- Kerbed platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 75m NNE of Porth Askin
- The Cat's Coffin World War II pillbox, Old Town, St Mary's
- Two early post-medieval quays in north and north western Periglis, St Agnes
- Prehistoric field system on eastern Peninnis Head, St Mary's
- Prehistoric field system and stone setting, Civil War fieldworks, post medieval kelp pits and quay on Toll's Island, St Mary's
- Prehistoric field system and settlement in southern Appletree Bay, Tresco
- Prehistoric linear boundary south east of Horse Rock on Porth Hellick Down, St Mary's
- Entrance graves, standing stones, field systems, settlements and post-medieval breastwork, kelp pit and stone pits on Halangy and Carn Morval Downs, St Mary's
- Round cairn 20m NNE of the Carn of Works, Gugh
- Prehistoric linear boundary on Puffin Island
- Prehistoric linear boundary 50m ENE of Mount Todden Battery, St Mary's
- Prehistoric cairn group and field systems on Great Arthur, St Martin's
- St Nicholas' Priory, Tresco
- Prehistoric entrance grave, the southern one of three, and kerbed round cairn with cist on Cruther's Hill, St Martin's
- Prehistoric field system on the northern slope of Mount Todden, St Mary's
- Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 50m NNE of Carn Adnis
- Prehistoric round cairn 255m south west of Blockhouse Cottages, Tresco
- Two round cairns 65m NNW of the Clapper of Works, Gugh
- Hut circle settlement in Pendrathen, St Mary's
- Early 20th century gun battery at Bant's Carn, St Mary's
- Prehistoric entrance grave and two round cairns on the Clapper of Works, Gugh
- Prehistoric field system and settlement in Bathinghouse Porth, Tresco
- Prehistoric linear boundary and cairns south west of The Bar, Bryher
- Kerbed platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 160m north west of Horse Point
- Kerbed platform cairn and prehistoric field system north west of Porth Morran, White Island
- Civil War breastwork and two prehistoric stone hut circles at Little Porth, St Mary's
- Two kerbed platform cairns 50m north of Porth Morran, White Island
- Round cairn with funerary chamber on Buzza Hill, 45m west of the Buzza Tower, St Mary's
- Eight platform cairns and incorporated prehistoric irregular field system south west of Carn of Cove Vean on Wingletang Down
- Prehistoric boundary wall east of Carn Irish, Annet
- Platform cairn 65m ENE of the Clapper of Works, Gugh
- The Long Rock prehistoric standing stone on Long Rock Down, St Mary's
- Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 115m north west of Wingletang Carn
- Kerbed platform cairn with funerary chamber 190m north east of Water Rocks, Normandy Down, St Mary's
- Prehistoric field system and settlement north of Appletree Point, Tresco
- Kerbed platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 85m south west of Crooked Rock
- Three prehistoric cairns on Gweal Hill, Bryher
- Post-medieval watch house and Coastguard lookout on Watch Hill, Bryher
- Three platform cairns on Wingletang Down, 135m south of Crooked Rock
- Prehistoric field system on the south west flank of Samson Hill, Bryher
- Kerbed platform cairn 90m north west of Stoney Porth, White Island
- Post-medieval kelp pit on the western coast of Tinkler's Hill, St Martin's
- Late 19th-early 20th century Woolpack Battery on The Garrison, St Mary's
- Nineteenth century gig-shed north east of Porth Askin
- Round cairn on Wingletang Down, 50m south west of Porth Askin
- Cromwell's Castle mid-17th century blockhouse and 18th century gun platform on the western coast of Castle Down, Tresco
- Prehistoric field system and kerbed cairn, with post-medieval kelp pit and linear boundary on southern White Island
- Prehistoric cliff castle and cairns on Shipman Head, Bryher
- Civil War breastwork and battery on Newford Island, St Mary's
- Kerbed platform cairn 360m north of the Pest House, St Helen's
- Round cairn on Wingletang Down, 120m SSW of Sun Rock
- Kerbed platform cairn 60m NNE of Holmbush Carn, Great Ganilly
- Platform cairn on Cruther's Neck, St Martin's
- Nineteenth century horse engine and threshing machine at Lower Town Farm, St Agnes
- Kerbed platform cairn on Salakee Down, 190m north west of the Giant's Castle cliff castle, St Mary's
- Prehistoric field system, hut circle and middens on southern Annet
- Platform cairn with inner kerb 70m north east of the Carn of Works, Gugh
- Kerbed platform cairn and prehistoric house platform 370m NNW of the Pest House, St Helen's
- Two kerbed platform cairns on Wingletang Down, 110m north east of Wingletang Carn
- Prehistoric field system and post-medieval breastwork and maze on Castella Down, St Agnes
- Kerbed platform cairn with central funerary chamber on Salakee Down, 10m west of Church Porth, St Mary's
- Entrance grave 23m west of Old Rock, Porth Hellick Down, St Mary's
- St Warna's Well, St Agnes
- Two kerbed platform cairns on Salakee Down, 40m north west of Church Porth, St Mary's
- Kerbed platform cairn 125m north east of Holmbush Carn, Great Ganilly
Places to see near Carn Gwavel
Lakes near Carn Gwavel
Rivers near Carn Gwavel
- 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
