Garras is a village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Garras

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

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Garras like Tehidy.

There are a number of country parks near Garras including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Towns to visit near Garras include Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

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

Don't miss Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's historic buildings if visiting the area around Garras.

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

Garras History

There are some historic monuments around Garras:

• Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor
• Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
• Earthwork SE of Trelan Plantation
• Six bowl barrows at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear
• Stone hut circle settlement with irregular aggregate field system at Kynance Gate, 935m south east of Kynance Farm
• Round 530m ESE of Treloskan
• Two round barrows on Pedngwinian Head
• Wayside cross at the junction between Cross Street and Church Street, Helston
• Wayside cross in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, south of the church
• Wayside cross at Trenethick Barton
• Later prehistoric to Roman round incorporating contemporary fogou at Halliggye
• Holy well at Trelill, 190m ENE of Trelill House
• Animal pound 390m south of Croft Pascoe Pool
• Earthwork 100yds (90m) ESE of Tregidden
• Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
• Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church
• Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Two bowl barrows 200m north west of Fox Covert, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Wayside cross 230m south west of Trenlanvean Farm
• Round barrow 100yds (90m) NE of Mount Hermon
• Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm
• Round 600yds (550m) WNW of Helford
• Bowl barrow 870m north west of Gwendreath Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow 550m south east of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Wayside cross at Nanjarrow
• Round barrow 500yds (460m) WNW of St Rumon's Church
• Three bowl barrows 1295m east of Trenoon forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Three bowl barrows 650m SSW of Polkerth forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance
• Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm
• Hut circle with associated field system 100yds (90m) NNW of Poldowrian Farm
• Wayside cross in Gunwalloe churchyard, 0.75m east of the church
• Small circular earthwork 500yds (460m) N of Gweal Goose
• Bowl barrow at Beeswing
• Tower mill 75m west of Windmill Farm
• Three bowl barrows 815m north west of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill
• Bowl barrow 290m south east of Sunny Corner Cottage
• Round 200m north east of Burncoose
• Two wayside crosses, south and east of Bonallack Barton
• Three bowl barrows 350m north of Poldhu Cove
• Chapel enclosure 150yds (140m) S of Trelease Farm
• Two bowl barrows and one platform barrow between 600m and 830m south east of Trudnoe Farm
• Bowl barrow at Tolvan Cross
• Bowl barrow 470m north of Ruan Pool
• Hut circle on Crousa Downs 650yds (600m) S of 'Three Brothers of Grugwith'
• Two round barrows 700yds (640m) NNE of Penhallick Farm
• Mawgan Cross early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft
• Cliff castle W of Gunwalloe Church
• Bowl barrow 680m WSW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Three bowl barrows 500m SSW of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Churchyard cross in St Melaine's churchyard
• Wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard
• Round, medieval chapel, burial ground and standing cross 60m south east of Merthyr Uny House
• Round 260m south of Tenament Farm
• Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House
• Platform barrow and four bowl barrows south of Carn Maer forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Medieval chapel enclosure 340m south east of Hendra Farm
• Two bowl barrows 640m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Three rectangular defended enclosures 460m north east of Merthen Manor
• Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn
• Round 205m south of Goongillings
• Bowl barrow 800m north west of Gwenter Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Two round barrows on Goonhilly Downs 600yds (550m) NE of Trenoon
• Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm
• Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
• Wayside cross 240m north west of Higher Predannack Farm
• Holy well known as St Ruan's Well, 160m south east of Bruggan Farm
• Portal dolmen known as 'The Three Brothers of Grugith'
• Hut circle 500yds (460m) S of Trelan Plantation
• Three bowl barrows between 200m and 730m north of Hayle Kimbra Pool
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• Two bowl barrows 570m south west of Polkerth forming part of a larger round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
• Round 220m south east of The Level House
• Bowl barrow 280m NNW of Southernwood
• Bowl barrow 165m ESE of The Barrow
• Medieval wayside cross base, 10m south of Gunwalloe church
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• Romano-British defended settlement 340m ESE of Grambla
• Bowl barrow 85m north west of Arrowan Vean
• Three wayside crosses 235m south east of Bosvathick
• Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, 10m south west of the church
• Bowl barrow 1080m NNW of Gwendreath Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow 315m ESE of Leech Pool, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• A holed stone known as 'The Tolvan Stone' at Tolvan Cross
• Three round barrows 500yds (460m) W of Polkerth
• Hut circle settlement 950yds (870m) NW of Gwenter Farm
• Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack'
• Round barrow 400yds (370m) NW of Traboe Cross
• Bowl barrow 440m south east of Mount Hermon
• Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower
• Bowl barrow 300m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Promontory fort at Lankidden
• Three bowl barrows 550m NNW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Churchyard cross in Cury churchyard
• Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm
• Three round barrows 350yds (320m) E of Burnoon