Downinney is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Downinney

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

Tehidy is one of Downinney's best, nearby hiking areas to visit in Downinney.

The area around Downinney 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 Downinney.

Places near Downinney feature a number of interesting hills including Kit Hill Country Park.

The area around Downinney features a number of interesting villages including Cremyll, and Botallack.

The area close to Downinney boasts some of the best historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

Downinney History

There are some historic monuments around Downinney:

• Holy Well 100m north east of St David's church
• Settlement W of Cargelly
• Barrow 90m E of Trelay Farm
• Medieval wayside cross 550m north-west of Lewannick church
• Multi-span bridge called Polyphant Bridge, 110m north of Polyphant Green
• Three prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 1km NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Prehistoric round cairn with inner and outer kerbs and a central cist 485m WNW of Showery Tor
• Wayside cross 290m north west of Basill
• Wayside cross 120m north of Basill
• Medieval wayside cross 320m south west of Higher Trevivian
• Round cairn 312m north-west of Showery Tor
• Two bowl barrows 380m north of Beckaveans, one of which is called 'The Beacon'
• Animal pound 90m ENE of Pound Cot
• Prehistoric ring cairn 810m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Round cairn 417m north-west of Showery Tor
• Ring cairn and two kerbed cairns on Bray Down
• Wayside cross in Tresmeer churchyard
• Prehistoric house platform on south-east Roughtor, 985m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Stone hut circle 525m SW of West Carne Farm
• Bowl barrow 110m north of Whitehill Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows 600m south east of Small Hill Barton
• Prehistoric coaxial field system, incorporated and adjacent hut circles, stone setting, linear boundaries and medieval settlement on Fox Tor and Treburland Farm
• Round 260m south west of Trengayor
• Round 800m south east of Pengold Farm
• Vincent Mine Cross
• Round cairn 460m north of Showery Tor
• Three bowl barrows 560m south east of Cherry Cross
• Bowl barrow 700m east of Tregray Farm
• Tor cairn on Showery Tor
• Two bowl barrows 240m SSW of Wilsworthy Cross
• Round 300m north of Northdown
• Platform cairn with rim bank and central cairn, and a secondary cairn, on the summit of Carne Down
• Ring bank in the NW corner of Lewannick Plantation
• Three bowl barrows 750m south east of Lower Brazacott Farm
• Wayside cross 660m north of Basil Farm
• Prehistoric coaxial and regular field systems, incorporated hut circles and adjacent deserted medieval settlement, droveway and long house on Tregune Farm
• A round on Tregearedown Beacon, 295m north east of the Nook
• Prehistoric linear boundary, adjacent irregular aggregate field system and hut circles, incorporated cairns and medieval grave on north-west Roughtor
• Two adjoining prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 960m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• St Clether's Chapel and Holy Well
• Prehistoric irregular field system with incorporated cairnfield and round cairn 1.08km north-west of Showery Tor
• Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor
• Wayside cross 620m south west of Basil Farm
• Wayside cross 110m SSW of Youlstone
• Rectangular enclosures 520m west of Rosecare Villa Farm
• Leskernick stone alignment
• Round 310m south of Mill Farm
• Later Prehistoric to Roman round 500m NE of West Carne Farm
• Medieval wayside cross on Laneast Downs, 270m SSW of High Hall Farm
• Early post-medieval guide post 270m north west of Bowden
• Neolithic long cairn north-east of Louden Hill
• Holy well at Laneast
• Round barrow cemetery on Wilsey Down
• Bowl barrow 60m west of Crowdy Reservoir dam
• Five prehistoric round cairns and a ring cairn 920m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Wayside cross 315m north of The Old Rectory, Altarnun
• Motte castle 80m north west of the church at Week St Mary
• Upton Castle, 500m SSW of Upton Barton Farm
• Prehistoric standing stone 695m north-west of Showery Tor
• Fernacre stone circle and two outlying stones
• Leskernick south stone circle
• Ashbury Camp later prehistoric multivallate hillfort
• Slight univallate hillfort called Hilton Wood Castle
• Roughtor holy well, 333m south-west of Showery Tor
• Round cairn 567m north-west of Showery Tor
• Two bowl barrows 625m south of Greystone Farm
• Bowl barrow 410m east of Wainhouse Corner
• Two bowl barrows 660m south west of Whitehill Cottage, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Medieval wayside cross head 75m east of Newpark
• Co-axial field system, hut circle settlements, cairnfield and land boundaries on Carne Down
• Three barrows 550m ENE of Cansford
• Round barrow cemetery 610m north east of Creddacott Farm
• Prehistoric and later enclosure containing a stone hut circle 1.2km NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Deserted medieval settlement 1125m WNW of Canaglaze
• Leskernick north stone circle
• Medieval wayside cross in Altarnun churchyard
• Medieval longhouse settlement (known locally as Lamlavery), and an associated field system
• Round called Froxton Wood Castle
• Round cairn 625m north-west of Showery Tor
• Prehistoric standing stone 500m NNE of Spettigue Farm
• Prehistoric to post-medieval funerary, ritual and settlement remains on and around Louden Hill
• Medieval long-house with adjacent enclosure 1.44km NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Bowl barrow 660m north east of Tresoke
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort with incorporated and adjacent cairns, chamber and medieval chapel on the summit ridge of Rough Tor and Little Rough Tor
• Iron Age defended settlement 425m west of Trebray
• Two bowl barrows 595m north west of Belah Park Farm
• Well called Blaunder's Well
• Two Bronze Age settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone on the south and western slopes of Leskernick Hill
• Multi-span bridge called Trerithick Bridge
• Bowl barrow 250m north west of Newpark
• Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit
• Six cairns on Buttern Hill
• Earthwork on Hill Down 500yds (450m) WSW of Tresparrett Posts
• Large multivallate hillfort called Warbstow Bury and a pillow mound known as the Giant's Grave
• Round (or petal) cairn on the summit of Leskernick Hill
• Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, and religious and funerary remains on the middle and lower slopes west and south of Roughtor
• An early Christian memorial stone in Lewannick churchyard
• Bowl barrow 120m south west of Horizon View
• Cross 470m north of Lambrenny
• Part of a bowl barrow called Headon Barrow
• Four prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 938m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Round barrow cemetery including Tich Barrow 730m north east of Trehane Pool
• Medieval churchyard cross in Laneast churchyard
• Holyway Cross, 550m east of Hicksmill
• Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor
• St Anne's Well, in Whitstone churchyard
• Promontory fort N of village
• Penhallam medieval moated manor house, 360m south west of Ashbury Camp
• Prehistoric round cairn 865m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Four bowl barrows 445m north of Buttern Farm