Commando Ridge
Commando Ridge is a Area in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Commando Ridge including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
Places near Commando Ridge feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Tehidy.
Commando Ridge's best nearby country parks can be found at 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 Commando Ridge.
There are a number of hills near to Commando Ridge including Kit Hill Country Park.
There are a several good villages in the Commando Ridge area like Cremyll, and Botallack.
Historic Buildings to visit near Commando Ridge include Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are great places to visit near Commando Ridge if you like airports.
Commando Ridge History
There are some historic monuments around Commando Ridge:
- Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
- Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
- Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
- Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
- Medieval chapel called Chapel Jane
- Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
- An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
- Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
- Field system on Truthwall Common
- Rectangular enclosures 700yds (640m) E of Tregerthen
- Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
- Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
- A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
- Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
- Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
- The Ballowall Barrow incorporating entrance grave, cairn, ritual pits and cists 420m WSW of Bollowal Farm
- Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
- Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
- Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey
- Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
- Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit
- Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
- Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
- Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
- Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
- Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
- Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
- Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
- Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
- Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
- Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
- Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
- Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
- Promontory fort called Kenidjack Castle
- Watermill near Bosigran Castle
- Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
- Croftoe British village
- Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
- Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
- Field system on Dry Carn
- Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
- Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
- Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
- Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
- Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
- Hut circle settlement at Sperris Croft 500yds (460m) SE of Tregerthen Cottage
- A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
- Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
- Holy well called Madron Well
- Kerris Cross
- Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
- Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
- Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
- Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
- Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
- Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
- Medieval chapel called St Helen's Chapel with a dwelling and enclosure at Cape Cornwall
- Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
- Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
- Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
- Wayside cross immediately south of St Towennicus' Church
- Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
- Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
- Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
- Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
- Round cairn on Carn Polpry
- Round called Trewern Round
- Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
- Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
- Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
- Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
- Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
- Cross slab at parish church
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
- Botrea barrows
- Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
- Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
- Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
- Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
- Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
- Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
- Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
- Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
- The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Round called Lescudjack Castle
- Medieval wayside cross at Paul
- Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
- Long stone W of Boswens Common
- Round called Lesingey Round
- Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
- Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- St Buryan churchtown cross
- Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
- Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Two cist graves 500yds (460m) NE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
- Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
- Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
- Geevor Mine
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
- Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
- Two kerbed cairns on Trendrine Hill
- Round 340m south east of Trevean
- Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
- Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
- Promontory Fort called Trereen Dinas
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
- Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
- Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
- Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
- Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
- Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
- Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
- Treen Common stone circle
- Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
- Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
- Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
- Higher Levant Mine
- Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
- Bowl barrow 260m SSE of Zennor Quoit
- Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
- Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
- Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
- Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
- Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
- Market cross
Places to see near Commando Ridge
Lakes near Commando Ridge
Rivers near Commando Ridge
- 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