Gwavas is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Gwavas postcode: TR13 0BY

Retail in Gwavas

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

There are a number of hiking areas near to Gwavas including Tehidy.

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

Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are great places to visit near Gwavas if you like towns.

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

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

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

Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are great places to visit near Gwavas if you like airports.

Gwavas History

There are some historic monuments around Gwavas:

• Two round barrows on Pedngwinian Head
• Bowl barrow at Beeswing
• Wayside cross in Camborne churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Wayside cross in Gwinear churchyard, 5m north of the church
• Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance
• Cross 140yds (130m) E of Pendarves Farm
• Betty Adit tailings works, 170m south west of Harley Farm
• Trevena Cross
• Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
• Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance
• Churchyard cross in Cury churchyard
• Holy well at Trelill, 190m ENE of Trelill House
• The remains of the Chapel of St Ia and adjacent cell
• Two round barrows on Goonhilly Downs 600yds (550m) NE of Trenoon
• Three round barrows 350yds (320m) E of Burnoon
• A holed stone known as 'The Tolvan Stone' at Tolvan Cross
• Round 200m north east of Burncoose
• Medieval wayside cross base, 10m south of Gunwalloe church
• Cliff castle W of Gunwalloe Church
• Side and King's Garden at Godolphin House
• Later prehistoric to Roman round incorporating contemporary fogou at Halliggye
• Two bowl barrows and one platform barrow between 600m and 830m south east of Trudnoe Farm
• Churchyard cross in St Melaine's churchyard
• Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan
• Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm
• Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm
• Wayside cross at the junction between Cross Street and Church Street, Helston
• Three bowl barrows 350m north of Poldhu Cove
• Wayside cross on Whitcross Hill, immediately north of Seaview Terrace
• Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn
• Wayside cross at Trenethick Barton
• Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear
• Part of the mining complex at South Condurrow and Wheal Grenville Mines, 410m south west of Newton Moor Farm
• Wayside cross and cross-base in Camborne churchyard, 10m south west of the church
• Wayside cross in Gunwalloe churchyard, 0.75m east of the church
• Wheal Prosper pumping engine house 210m south of Eastcliff Farm
• Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor
• Bowl barrow 230m east of Trewirgie Farm
• Small stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' 60m east of Carthew House
• Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
• Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm
• Round 530m ESE of Treloskan
• Mawgan Cross early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm
• Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
• Kerbed cairn called Hangman's Barrow
• Three bowl barrows 815m north west of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round 260m south of Tenament Farm
• Romano-British defended settlement 340m ESE of Grambla
• Round, medieval chapel, burial ground and standing cross 60m south east of Merthyr Uny House
• Two wayside crosses, south and east of Bonallack Barton
• Platform barrow and four bowl barrows south of Carn Maer forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen
• Multi-period archaeological landscape on Tregonning Hill
• Polmenor Cross in Gwinear churchyard, 12m north of the church
• Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm
• Wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard
• Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street
• Roseworthy Arsenic Works, 700m west of Cornhill Farm
• Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm
• Three bowl barrows 245m north west of Gregwartha Cottage
• Wheal Trewavas copper mine 310m south of Trewavas
• Three bowl barrows 500m SSW of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church
• Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church
• Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
• Bowl barrow at Tolvan Cross
• Wayside Cross at Camborne Park Recreation Ground
• Trevarnon Round
• Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine
• Pengersick Castle and associated building platform
• Round cairn 225m NNW of Tregonning Hill House