Gillan is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Gillan

There are great places to visit near Gillan 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 Gillan like Tehidy.

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

The area around Gillan boasts some of the best towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Kit Hill Country Park is one of Gillan's best, nearby hills to visit in Gillan.

Cremyll, and Botallack are some of Gillan best villages to visit near Gillan.

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

Gillan has some unmissable airports nearby like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Gillan History

There are some historic monuments around Gillan:

• Bowl barrow 800m north west of Gwenter Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• D-day landing craft maintenance site at Mylor harbour
• Part of a promontory fort with Civil War fieldworks known as Little Dennis
• Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill
• Hut circle settlement 950yds (870m) NW of Gwenter Farm
• Chapel enclosure 150yds (140m) S of Trelease Farm
• Earthwork 100yds (90m) ESE of Tregidden
• Three round barrows 500yds (460m) W of Polkerth
• Wayside cross 230m south west of Trenlanvean Farm
• Bowl barrow 870m north west of Gwendreath Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Earthwork SE of Trelan Plantation
• Portal dolmen known as 'The Three Brothers of Grugith'
• Pendennis peninsula fortifications
• Bowl barrow at Roskruge Beacon
• Three bowl barrows 650m SSW of Polkerth forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
• Two wayside crosses, south and east of Bonallack Barton
• Wayside cross 290m west of Trevales Farm
• Bowl barrow 165m ESE of The Barrow
• Two barrows S of Crousa Common
• Round 205m south of Goongillings
• Round 240m south east of Norways Farm
• Animal pound 390m south of Croft Pascoe Pool
• Round 220m south east of The Level House
• Jewish and Congregationalist cemeteries at Ponsharden
• Wayside cross in St Peter's churchyard, Flushing
• Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear
• Small circular earthwork 500yds (460m) N of Gweal Goose
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Two round barrows 700yds (640m) NNE of Penhallick Farm
• Three bowl barrows 1295m east of Trenoon forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Hut circle 500yds (460m) S of Trelan Plantation
• Round 250m west of Flushing Cove
• Two crosses immediately west of St Budock Church
• Holy well known as St Ruan's Well, 160m south east of Bruggan Farm
• Holy well 80m east of St Just Church
• Hut circle on Crousa Downs 650yds (600m) S of 'Three Brothers of Grugwith'
• Three bowl barrows 815m north west of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Holy well of St Mawes, 80m east of St Mawes Methodist Church
• Two standing stones on Crousa Common, 890m WSW of Chywoone
• Wayside cross at Nanjarrow
• Bowl barrow 300m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Later prehistoric to Roman round incorporating contemporary fogou at Halliggye
• Bowl barrow 315m ESE of Leech Pool, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Fish Cross: standing cross immediately east of the Town Hall
• St Mawes Castle
• Three rectangular defended enclosures 460m north east of Merthen Manor
• Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower
• Promontory fort at Chynalls Point
• Six bowl barrows at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Cliff castle on Rosemullion Head
• Round barrow 400yds (370m) NW of Traboe Cross
• Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church
• Early 20th century gun battery 150m north of St Mawes Castle
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• Three bowl barrows 550m NNW of Gwenter Farm 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
• College known as Glasney College, Penryn
• Two bowl barrows 570m south west of Polkerth forming part of a larger round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow 85m north west of Arrowan Vean
• Hut circle with associated field system 100yds (90m) NNW of Poldowrian Farm
• Churchyard cross in St Mylor churchyard
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack'
• Wayside cross 95m ESE of Trevales House
• Wayside cross in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, south of the church
• Multi-period archaeological landscape of settlements, field systems, flint working, salt working and pottery production 450m SSE of Trevarbeth
• Promontory fort at Lankidden
• Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, 10m south west of the church
• Bowl barrow 550m south east of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round 600yds (550m) WNW of Helford
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 200m north east of Tremenheere
• Three wayside crosses 235m south east of Bosvathick
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• Hut circle with associated field system 300yds (270m) NW of Polcoverack
• Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House
• Bowl barrow 680m WSW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Two bowl barrows 640m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow 1080m NNW of Gwendreath 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