Great Winson is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Great Winson

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

The area close to Great Winson boasts some of the best hiking areas including Tehidy.

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are great places to visit near Great Winson if you like country parks.

The area around Great Winson features a number of interesting towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

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

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is a great place to visit close to Great Winson if you like historic buildings.

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

Great Winson History

There are some historic monuments around Great Winson:

• Round 210m north east of Northcott Park Quarry
• Iron Age defended settlement 170m north west of Cargurra
• Penhallam medieval moated manor house, 360m south west of Ashbury Camp
• St Anne's Well, in Whitstone churchyard
• Large multivallate hillfort called Warbstow Bury and a pillow mound known as the Giant's Grave
• Round 300m south east of Browhill
• Bowl barrow 110m north of Whitehill Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Tregatheral Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Round 550m east of Stowe Barton
• Anderton Mill Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m north of the church
• Animal pound 90m ENE of Pound Cot
• Rectangular enclosures 520m west of Rosecare Villa Farm
• Three bowl barrows on the coastal ridges above Bude Bay
• Bowl barrow 120m south west of Horizon View
• Slight univallate hillfort called Hilton Wood Castle
• Round at Stamford Hill
• Iron Age defended settlement 800m north of Lymsworthy Farm
• Three bowl barrows 600m south east of Small Hill Barton
• Two bowl barrows 595m north west of Belah Park Farm
• Bowl barrow 410m east of Wainhouse Corner
• Two bowl barrows 660m south west of Whitehill Cottage, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Round 310m south of Mill Farm
• Five bowl barrows south of Newton Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Round called Froxton Wood Castle
• Two bowl barrows, one 220m east of Lower Longbeak and the other 320m east of Higher Longbeak
• Two bowl barrows 300m NNW of Red Post
• Motte and bailey castle 900m ESE of Burridge Farm
• Bowl barrow at Red Post
• Wayside cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Wayside cross in Lesnewth churchyard
• Promontory fort N of village
• Round barrow cemetery 610m north east of Creddacott Farm
• Hobbacott canal incline
• Part of a bowl barrow called Headon Barrow
• Motte and bailey castle called East Leigh Berrys
• Two bowl barrows 380m north of Beckaveans, one of which is called 'The Beacon'
• Round 800m south east of Pengold Farm
• Three barrows 550m ENE of Cansford
• Earthwork on Hill Down 500yds (450m) WSW of Tresparrett Posts
• Ashbury Camp later prehistoric multivallate hillfort
• Moated site 415m west of Binhamy Farm
• Round 260m south west of Trengayor
• Motte castle 80m north west of the church at Week St Mary