Cockwells is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Cockwells

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

The area around Cockwells's best hiking areas can be found at Tehidy.

There are a several good country parks in the Cockwells area like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Towns to visit near Cockwells include Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Don't miss Kit Hill Country Park's hills if visiting the area around Cockwells.

There are a several good villages in the Cockwells area like Cremyll, and Botallack.

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is a great place to visit close to Cockwells if you like historic buildings.

There are a several good airports in the Cockwells area like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Cockwells History

There are some historic monuments around Cockwells:

• Godrevy Headland - complex of prehistoric sites
• Animal pound 160m ESE of Gwithian church
• Churchyard cross in Phillack churchyard, south of the church
• Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
• Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
• Rectangular camp SW of Trevarnon Round
• Round called Lescudjack Castle
• Wayside cross immediately south of St Towennicus' Church
• Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
• Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
• Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
• Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
• Wayside cross 70m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Rectangular enclosures 700yds (640m) E of Tregerthen
• Round called Lesingey Round
• Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
• Round at Castle Kayle Farm
• Medieval chapel called St Govian's Chapel, 200m south east of Gwithian Bridge
• Wayside cross-head in Phillack churchyard, south west of the church
• An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard
• Multi-period prehistoric settlement sites and associated field systems at Godrevy Towans
• Early Christian memorial stone and cross slab in St Hilary's churchyard
• Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
• Small multivallate hillfort, early Christian memorial stone and C19 landscaped paths at Carnsew
• Medieval wayside cross at Paul
• Churchyard cross 25m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit
• Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 10m south east of the church
• Churchyard cross in St Ia's churchyard
• Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
• Wayside cross called The Mexico Cross, 250m north east of Riviere Farm, Phillack
• Dovecote called the 'Culver House', 330m SSW of Lower Bussow Farm
• Market cross
• Penbeagle Cross
• Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
• Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
• Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
• Wayside cross called Crowlas Cross, 230m north east of Lower Tregender
• Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey
• Linear earthworks, probably 17th century, W of Godrevy
• Standing stone 140m north west of Beersheba Farm
• St Erth Churchtown cross
• Round with medieval re-use as a manor house at Crane Godrevy, 650m south east of Godrevy Farm
• Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
• A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
• Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
• Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
• Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
• Hut circle settlement at Sperris Croft 500yds (460m) SE of Tregerthen Cottage
• Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
• Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
• Enclosures E of Gurlyn
• Tregurtha Downs mine complex
• National Explosives
• Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
• Trevarnon Round
• Round 275m WNW of Nanterrow Farm
• Brunnion Cross, at Brunnion Carn
• Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
• Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
• Sea Lane Cross, Lelant
• Hut circles, Higher Bussow
• Two cist graves 500yds (460m) NE of Tregerthen Cottage
• Churchyard cross in Gwithian churchyard
• Bowl barrow 260m SSE of Zennor Quoit
• Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
• Two kerbed cairns on Trendrine Hill
• Wayside cross 2m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• An early Christian memorial stone and a wayside cross in Phillack churchyard, south east of the church
• Wayside cross 65m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Two wayside crosses in St Hilary's churchyard
• Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
• Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
• Late C18-C19 mill complex, ropeworks and associated water management system immediately east of Millpond Avenue, Foundry
• A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
• Wayside cross 40m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 8m east of the church
• Neolithic hilltop enclosure and Iron Age defended settlement known as Trencrom Castle
• Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 6m south of the church
• Wayside cross in Lelant Lane, 670m north west of St Uny's Church
• Round 450yds (405m) NW of Lower Chellew Farm
• Cross at Treassowe
• Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
• Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
• Pengersick Castle and associated building platform
• Four crosses on St Michael's Mount
• Medieval wayside cross at Whitecross, near Crowlas
• Circular enclosure 385m NE of Higher Trenowin
• Churchyard cross and wayside cross in St Erth's churchyard