Gweal Mellin is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Gweal Mellin

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

The area close to Gweal Mellin boasts some of the best hiking areas including Tehidy.

There are a several good country parks in the Gweal Mellin area like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

There are a several good hills in the area around Gweal Mellin like Kit Hill Country Park.

Cremyll, and Botallack are great places to visit near Gweal Mellin if you like villages.

There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Gweal Mellin like Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a number of airports near Gweal Mellin including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Gweal Mellin History

There are some historic monuments around Gweal Mellin:

• Three wayside crosses 235m south east of Bosvathick
• Two bowl barrows 200m north west of Fox Covert, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Romano-British defended settlement 340m ESE of Grambla
• Round barrow 400yds (370m) NW of Traboe Cross
• Bowl barrow 550m south east of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Promontory fort at Chynalls Point
• Mawgan Cross early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 200m north east of Tremenheere
• Hut circle settlement 950yds (870m) NW of Gwenter Farm
• Two crosses immediately west of St Budock Church
• Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm
• Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
• Hut circle with associated field system 300yds (270m) NW of Polcoverack
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Bowl barrow at Beeswing
• Three rectangular defended enclosures 460m north east of Merthen Manor
• Earthwork 100yds (90m) ESE of Tregidden
• Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm
• Round 220m south east of The Level House
• Part of a promontory fort with Civil War fieldworks known as Little Dennis
• Round in Devichoys Wood 600yds (540m) S of Perran Wharf
• Round 280m south west of Trebowland
• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
• Wayside cross in St Peter's churchyard, Flushing
• Wayside cross at Nanjarrow
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• Round 600yds (550m) WNW of Helford
• Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine
• Two bowl barrows 570m south west of Polkerth forming part of a larger round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Gunpowder works at Kennall Vale
• Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance
• Wayside cross 230m south west of Trenlanvean Farm
• Round, medieval chapel, burial ground and standing cross 60m south east of Merthyr Uny House
• Multi-period archaeological landscape of settlements, field systems, flint working, salt working and pottery production 450m SSE of Trevarbeth
• Three bowl barrows 550m NNW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round 530m ESE of Treloskan
• Hut circle 500yds (460m) S of Trelan Plantation
• Three round barrows 500yds (460m) W of Polkerth
• Gunpowder storage complex at Kennall Vale
• Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church
• Two wayside crosses, south and east of Bonallack Barton
• Later prehistoric to Roman round incorporating contemporary fogou at Halliggye
• Bowl barrow 680m WSW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow 165m ESE of The Barrow
• Round 205m south of Goongillings
• Round 240m south east of Norways Farm
• Bowl barrow 315m ESE of Leech 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
• Portal dolmen known as 'The Three Brothers of Grugith'
• Two barrows S of Crousa Common
• Chapel enclosure 150yds (140m) S of Trelease Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m north west of Gwenter Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• College known as Glasney College, Penryn
• Three bowl barrows 245m north west of Gregwartha Cottage
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Enys
• Animal pound 390m south of Croft Pascoe Pool
• Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear
• Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack'
• Hut circle on Crousa Downs 650yds (600m) S of 'Three Brothers of Grugwith'
• Small stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' 60m east of Carthew House
• Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm
• Three bowl barrows 815m north west of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Three round barrows 430m north east of Devichoys Barton
• Bowl barrow 230m east of Trewirgie Farm
• Churchyard cross in St Melaine's churchyard
• Earthwork SE of Trelan Plantation
• Round 250m west of Flushing Cove
• Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm
• A holed stone known as 'The Tolvan Stone' at Tolvan Cross
• Bowl barrow at Tolvan Cross
• Three bowl barrows 500m SSW of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Wayside cross in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, south of the church
• Platform barrow and four bowl barrows south of Carn Maer forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Two standing stones on Crousa Common, 890m WSW of Chywoone
• Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
• Wayside cross 95m ESE of Trevales House
• Churchyard cross in Cury churchyard
• Three bowl barrows 650m SSW of Polkerth forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Cliff castle on Rosemullion Head
• Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower
• Six bowl barrows at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow 870m north west of Gwendreath Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Three round barrows 350yds (320m) E of Burnoon
• Round barrow 350m north of Devichoys Barton
• Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House
• Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, 10m south west of the church
• Two round barrows on Goonhilly Downs 600yds (550m) NE of Trenoon
• Jewish and Congregationalist cemeteries at Ponsharden
• Fish Cross: standing cross immediately east of the Town Hall
• Round 200m north east of Burncoose
• Bowl barrow 85m north west of Arrowan Vean
• Bowl barrow at Roskruge Beacon
• Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill
• Three bowl barrows 1295m east of Trenoon forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• Holy well at Trelill, 190m ENE of Trelill House
• Two bowl barrows 640m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow 300m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Two round barrows 700yds (640m) NNE of Penhallick Farm
• Two bowl barrows and one platform barrow between 600m and 830m south east of Trudnoe Farm
• Small circular earthwork 500yds (460m) N of Gweal Goose
• Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• Cast iron footbridge at Perran Mill
• Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn
• Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard
• Round 260m south of Tenament Farm
• Wayside cross 290m west of Trevales Farm