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.

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

The area around Colan features a number of interesting country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Don't miss Callington, Polperro, and St Ives's towns if visiting the area around Colan.

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

Don't miss Cremyll, and Botallack's villages if visiting the area around Colan.

Colan is near some unmissable historic buildings like Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park,

Don't miss Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport's airports if visiting the area around Colan.

Colan History

There are some historic monuments around Colan:

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