Colan is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Colan

There are great places to visit near Colan 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 Colan like Tehidy.

Colan's best nearby country parks can be found at Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Colan features a number of interesting towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

Colan has some unmissable villages nearby like Cremyll, and Botallack.

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

Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are great places to visit near Colan if you like airports.

Colan History

There are some historic monuments around Colan:

• St Pedyr's Well, Treloy
• Wayside cross-base 300m north west of the Church of St Newlina
• Bowl barrow 500m north west of Higher Ennis Farm
• Lanherne Cross, standing cross in the grounds of the convent, Lanherne
• Round 420m south east of Melancoose
• Medieval wayside cross base, 140m south of Trevemper Farm
• Round 650m north east of Trelaske
• The Nine Maidens stone alignment, The Fiddler standing stone and two Bronze Age round barrows
• Three bowl barrows, once part of a round barrow cemetery, at Barrowfields
• Wayside cross in St Enoder churchyard
• Prehistoric long barrow and four round barrows 580m and 750m south west of Mitchell Farm
• Wayside cross in St Allen churchyard, 2m south west of the church
• Two bowl barrows 650m and 410m north west of Hendra Farm
• Bowl barrow 130m south east of Penglaze
• Nine round barrows 850m north east of Pennatillie
• Hillfort 450m north west of Cargoll Farm
• Churchyard cross in St Allen churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Round 330m south east of Penhale
• Round barrow cemetery at Park Head
• Churchyard cross in St Columb Major churchyard, 12m east of the church
• Three bowl barrows 670m and 775m north west of Homer Downs
• Round 340m north west of Tresawle Farm
• Wayside cross-slab and early Christian memorial stone in St Columb Major churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Liveloe, later prehistoric cliff castle with hut circles on Griffin's Point, and prehistoric round barrow 600m south west of Bre-Pen Farm
• Three round barrows on St Issey Beacon, Trelow Downs, 960m north east of Little Pennatillies
• Two bowl barrows 290m and 375m north of Higher Ennis Farm
• Later prehistoric to Romano-British multiple enclosure fort and prehistoric round barrow, 350m south east of Bogee Farm
• Multiple enclosure fort 300m north east of Tretherres
• Standing cross immediately west of St Mawgan Church
• Wayside cross in Colan churchyard
• Four round barrows 270m north west of Higher Trevibban Farm
• Enclosure known as Treringey Round
• Mawgan Porth early medieval settlement and associated burial ground, 250m west of Lanerick
• Wayside cross on Treloy Hill, 170m east of Tregenna Farm
• Multiple enclosure fort 320m north of Engelly
• Part of an early Christian Chapel enclosure at The Old Vicarage
• An early Christian memorial stone in St Francis churchyard, Indian Queens
• Eleven round barrows and a stone alignment centred 980m north west of Nine Maidens Stone Row
• Round 390m south west of Trethurffe
• Redcliff Castle, later prehistoric cliff castle 550m south west of Bedruthan
• Twelve Barrows: a linear barrow group 300m east of Higher Hendra
• Bowl barrow 570m south of Mitchell Farm
• Multiple enclosure fort 320m north west of Shepherds Farm
• Round and annexe 720m WSW of Tregear
• Hut circle settlement and round called Trevisker Round at Trevisker School
• Round 600m south east of Tregolds
• Seven round barrows and a ring barrow on Bear's Downs and Denzell Downs, 850m north east of Higher Denzell
• Wayside cross base in Colan churchyard
• Round barrow cemetery 420m north east of Higher Ennis Farm
• Warren's Barrow
• Four round barrows 480m north of Besowsa
• Two round barrows 150m south west and 180m south east of Prince Parc
• Preaching pit called the Queen's Pit
• Promontory fort and two bowl barrows at Trevelgue Head
• Doublestiles Cross, at the junction of Duchy Avenue and Henver Road
• Trevalsa Cross 350m north west of Trerice
• The Long Stone or Eddystone, standing stone 210m north east of Music Water
• Two bowl barrows 190m east of Zacry's Islands
• Five bowl barrows 480m and 510m north of Hendra Farm
• Cross Putty, medieval wayside cross-base 70m south east of Bosworgey Cottage
• Two round barrows 440m and 510m north west of High Cove Farm
• Wayside cross in St Allen churchyard, 2m east of the church
• Round barrow 530m north west of Carnwinnick
• Four round barrows 400m south east of Little Trewinnick Farm