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.

There are a several good towns in the Gwavas area like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

There are a number of hills near to Gwavas including Kit Hill Country Park.

Villages to visit near Gwavas include Cremyll, and Botallack.

Places near Gwavas feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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:

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