Dowran
Dowran is a Village in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Dowran including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
Dowran is near some unmissable hiking areas like Tehidy,
Don't miss Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Dowran.
The area around Dowran boasts some of the best towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
The area around Dowran's best hills can be found at Kit Hill Country Park.
There are a number of villages near Dowran including Cremyll, and Botallack.
Don't miss Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's historic buildings if visiting the area around Dowran.
The area around Dowran features a number of interesting airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Dowran History
There are some historic monuments around Dowran:
- Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Higher Levant Mine
- Kerris Cross
- Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
- Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
- Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Watermill near Bosigran Castle
- Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
- Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
- Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
- Round called Trewern Round
- Medieval chapel called Chapel Jane
- Cliff castle known as Maen Castle
- Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
- Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
- Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
- Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
- Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
- Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
- Round cairn on Carn Polpry
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
- Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
- A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
- Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Treen Common stone circle
- Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
- Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
- Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
- Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
- Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
- Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
- Boskenna Cross
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
- Croftoe British village
- Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
- Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
- Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
- Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
- Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
- Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
- Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
- Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
- St Buryan churchtown cross
- Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
- Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Boleigh fogou
- Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
- Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
- Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
- Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
- Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
- Boskenna Gate Cross
- Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
- Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel
- Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
- Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
- Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
- Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
- Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
- Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
- The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
- Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
- Wayside cross-head in St Sennen's churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
- Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
- Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
- Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
- Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
- The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
- Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
- Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
- Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
- Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
- Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
- Cross slab at parish church
- Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
- Promontory fort called Kenidjack Castle
- Trevescan Cross 340m SSW of Sennen Church
- Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
- Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
- Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
- Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
- Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
- Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
- Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
- The Ballowall Barrow incorporating entrance grave, cairn, ritual pits and cists 420m WSW of Bollowal Farm
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- Wayside cross in St Sennen's churchyard, 6m north of the church
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Field system on Truthwall Common
- Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
- Long stone W of Boswens Common
- Round called Lesingey Round
- Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
- Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
- Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
- Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
- Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
- Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
- Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
- Round 340m south east of Trevean
- Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley
- Promontory Fort called Trereen Dinas
- Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
- Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
- Holy well called Madron Well
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
- Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
- Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
- Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
- Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
- Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
- Botrea barrows
- Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
- Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
- Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
- Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
- Porthgwarra Ullies
- Medieval chapel called St Helen's Chapel with a dwelling and enclosure at Cape Cornwall
- Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
- Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
- Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
- Geevor Mine
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
- Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
- Field system on Dry Carn
- Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
- Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
- Standing stone 230m west of the Old Manor
- Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
- Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
- Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
- Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
- Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
Places to see near Dowran
Lakes near Dowran
Rivers near Dowran
- 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
