Colesent is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Colesent

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

Places near Colesent feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Tehidy.

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are some of Colesent best country parks to visit near Colesent.

There are a several good towns in the Colesent area like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

There are a number of hills near to Colesent including Kit Hill Country Park.

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

Historic Buildings to visit near Colesent include Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Colesent features a number of interesting airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Colesent History

There are some historic monuments around Colesent:

• Prehistoric irregular field system with incorporated cairnfield and round cairn 1.08km north-west of Showery Tor
• Churchyard cross in the cemetery at St Teath, 60m north west of the church
• Wayside cross 120m north west of Callywith
• Medieval churchyard cross in Michaelstow churchyard
• Cross head N of Tregony Farm
• Prehistoric standing stone, medieval wayside cross and cross base and post-medieval guide post at Longstone
• Five bowl barrows 550m north of Trewindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Neolithic long cairn north-east of Louden Hill
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort with incorporated and adjacent cairns, chamber and medieval chapel on the summit ridge of Rough Tor and Little Rough Tor
• Roughtor holy well, 333m south-west of Showery Tor
• The Prior's Cross at Washaway
• Hut circle group and enclosure NE of Carwen
• Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system 940m north east of Newton
• Five prehistoric round cairns and a ring cairn 920m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Prehistoric stone setting 62m north-west of the Stannon Stone Circle
• Hut circles 330yds (300m) SW of Henneward
• Two stone hut circles 130m south east of Highsteps
• Stannon Stone Circle, prehistoric field system, hut circle settlement, cairns, cist, linear boundaries and medieval building north of Dinnever Hill
• Three wayside crosses in St Julitta's churchyard
• Berrycombe Cross, on the north side of Berrycombe Road at its junction with Cardell Road
• Chapel Amble Cross in St Kew churchyard, 30m north west of the church
• Roman fort called 'Nanstallon Roman fort' 135m south west of Tregear
• Prehistoric ring cairn 810m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Three platform cairns 320m south-east of Moorgate
• Cross near Deviock Cottage
• Treslea Cross, 750m ENE of Cardinham Church
• Bury Castle
• Four prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 938m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate
• Tawna Downs round barrows
• Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage
• Helland Bridge
• Medieval chapel of St Thomas Becket 45m east of the church, Priory Road in Bodmin
• Holy well in Michaelstow churchyard
• The Castle Goff Stone and Valley Truckle Cross in St Julitta's churchyard
• Four bowl barrows on Bofarnel Downs forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Wayside cross 220m north west of Steppes Farm
• Two hut circles 400m WSW of Furhouse
• Slight univallate hillfort in Dunmere Wood 235m WNW of Crabb's Pool
• Job's Cross, medieval wayside cross 500m north east of Trewethern
• Prehistoric house platform on south-east Roughtor, 985m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Round 410m west of Kenningstockmill
• Bowl barrow 420m south east of Higher Parkwalls
• Medieval wayside cross in St Mabyn churchyard
• Bowl barrow known as Council Barrow
• Prehistoric and medieval settlements with fields and enclosures together with Bronze Age cairns and medieval alluvial streamwork at Garrow Tor
• Round cairn 417m north-west of Showery Tor
• The Three Holes Cross 550m west of Sandylands Farm
• Large regular stone circle 560m north east of Leaze
• Prehistoric linear boundary, adjacent irregular aggregate field system and hut circles, incorporated cairns and medieval grave on north-west Roughtor
• Hut circle 440yds (400m) SW of Candra
• Prehistoric embanked platform cairn and linear boundary with superimposed medieval boundary and adjacent clearance cairn on Dinnever Hill
• Medieval wayside cross at Blisland
• The Middle Moor Cross, 230m north-east of Camperdown Farm
• Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, and religious and funerary remains on the middle and lower slopes west and south of Roughtor
• Round 275m SSE of Little Delinuth
• Churchyard cross in Lanhydrock churchyard
• St Bellarmin's Chapel
• Barrow group on Greenbarrow Downs
• Trezance Holy Well and chapel enclosure
• Round cairn 567m north-west of Showery Tor
• Three bowl barrows 570m north east of Trewindle
• Two wayside crosses in the grounds of Trewardale 34m WSW of the house
• Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 30m east of the church
• Prehistoric cairns and field boundary 450m south of the Louden Stone Circle
• Wayside cross 55m north east of Laninval House
• Holy well near St James' Chapel
• Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor
• Three prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 1km NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Churchyard cross in Lanivet churchyard, 5m west of the church
• Slight univallate hillfort with outworks containing a medieval chapel and beacon at Helsbury Castle
• Platform cairn on Dinnever Hill, 510m north of Camperdown Farm
• Ornamented cross shaft at Glynn
• Prehistoric round cairn 865m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Large regular stone circle called the Trippet Stones
• Hut circles near New Hall
• St Protus's Cross, 330m east of Blisland church
• Early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross in Cardinham churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Prehistoric standing stone 695m north-west of Showery Tor
• Medieval churchyard cross 20m south of the Church of St Bruerdus, Churchtown
• Fernacre stone circle and two outlying stones
• Prehistoric to post-medieval funerary, ritual and settlement remains on and around Louden Hill
• Wayside cross 330m NNW of Higher Woodley
• Fenton Pits Cross, 210m WSW of Penburthen Farm
• Medieval wayside cross at Castle Hill, 740m north east of Bodmin parish church
• Medieval long-house with adjacent enclosure 1.44km NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Lantern cross 60m north east of Lancarffe
• An early Christian memorial stone at Lancarffe
• Churchyard cross in Lanivet churchyard, 30m north of the church
• Round cairn 460m north of Showery Tor
• Wayside cross at Trevia Walls
• Prehistoric round cairn with inner and outer kerbs and a central cist 485m WNW of Showery Tor
• Two adjoining prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 960m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Reperry Cross, 550m ENE of Reperry Manor Farm
• Four bowl barrows north of Greymare Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Woodley Cross, opposite Fernside Farm
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Higher Lank Farm 10m south of the farm house
• Three bowl barrows 250m north east of Lowermoor
• Medieval tenement boundary with adjacent medieval field north of Dinnever Hill
• Henge with stone circle called the Stripple Stones and adjacent bowl barrow 415m south east of Hawk's Tor
• Iron Age defended settlement called Penhargard Castle
• Ruthern Bridge with adjacent ford
• Wayside cross known as Peverell's Cross
• Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra
• Large multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle Canyke', 375m SSW of Castle Canyke Farmhouse
• Kerbed cairn 500m east of Casehill
• The Trevia Cross, at Sportsmans
• Small multivallate hillfort with outworks known as Pencarrow Rounds
• Round cairn with central cist capstone and inner kerb 935m north-east of Camperdown Farm
• Multi-span bridge known as Respryn Bridge
• The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown Farm
• Round called Castle Goff
• Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit
• Stone hut circle north of Dinnever Hill, 200m WNW of the Stannon Stone Circle
• Two early Christian memorial stones 195m north of Welltown
• Small multivallate hillfort called Tregeare Rounds
• King Arthur's Hall
• Trevenning Cross and post-medieval guide post, 700m south west of Trevenning village
• Two small stone circles 530m ESE of King Arthur's Hall
• Killibury Castle later Prehistoric hillfort
• Carminow Cross, south east of Bodmin
• Trequite Cross, at Trequite village
• Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor
• Motte and bailey castle called Cardinham Castle
• Bowl barrow 60m west of Crowdy Reservoir dam
• Medieval tenement boundary between Louden Hill and King Arthur's Downs
• Kerbed cairn on Alex Tor
• Round cairn 625m north-west of Showery Tor
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Pencarrow, 130m SSE of Pencarrow House
• St Ingunger Cross, 240m south-east of St Ingunger Farm
• Ring cairn 295m north west of Candra
• Treslea Downs Cross 300m west of Mount
• Standing stone 415m south west of Moorgate called 'Long Stone'
• Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Tor cairn on Showery Tor
• Churchyard cross in Cardinham churchyard, 5m south of the church
• Round cairn 312m north-west of Showery Tor
• Prehistoric and later enclosure containing a stone hut circle 1.2km NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Polrode Cross in St Kew churchyard, 3m east of the church
• Wayside cross at Bodwannick Manor Farm