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 number of country parks near Gweal Mellin including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

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

Gweal Mellin's best nearby villages can be found at Cremyll, and Botallack.

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

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

Gweal Mellin History

There are some historic monuments around Gweal Mellin:

• Three bowl barrows 815m north west of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Gunpowder works at Kennall Vale
• Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn
• 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
• Round 205m south of Goongillings
• Round 200m north east of Burncoose
• Three bowl barrows 550m NNW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow 800m north west of Gwenter Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow 315m ESE of Leech Pool, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• College known as Glasney College, Penryn
• Bowl barrow 680m WSW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack'
• Two bowl barrows and one platform barrow between 600m and 830m south east of Trudnoe Farm
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• Multi-period archaeological landscape of settlements, field systems, flint working, salt working and pottery production 450m SSE of Trevarbeth
• Fish Cross: standing cross immediately east of the Town Hall
• Bowl barrow 165m ESE of The Barrow
• Round barrow 400yds (370m) NW of Traboe Cross
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• Two crosses immediately west of St Budock Church
• Two wayside crosses, south and east of Bonallack Barton
• Small stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' 60m east of Carthew House
• Round, medieval chapel, burial ground and standing cross 60m south east of Merthyr Uny House
• Bowl barrow 870m north west of Gwendreath Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Three round barrows 430m north east of Devichoys Barton
• Three round barrows 350yds (320m) E of Burnoon
• Bowl barrow 550m south east of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill
• Three bowl barrows 245m north west of Gregwartha Cottage
• Small circular earthwork 500yds (460m) N of Gweal Goose
• Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House
• Gunpowder storage complex at Kennall Vale
• Three wayside crosses 235m south east of Bosvathick
• Cliff castle on Rosemullion Head
• Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm
• Holy well at Trelill, 190m ENE of Trelill House
• Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Hut circle on Crousa Downs 650yds (600m) S of 'Three Brothers of Grugwith'
• Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
• Two round barrows 700yds (640m) NNE of Penhallick Farm
• Two barrows S of Crousa Common
• Romano-British defended settlement 340m ESE of Grambla
• Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church
• Bowl barrow at Beeswing
• Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine
• Bowl barrow 1080m NNW of Gwendreath 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
• A holed stone known as 'The Tolvan Stone' at Tolvan Cross
• Part of a promontory fort with Civil War fieldworks known as Little Dennis
• Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm
• Portal dolmen known as 'The Three Brothers of Grugith'
• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 200m north east of Tremenheere
• Wayside cross 230m south west of Trenlanvean Farm
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• Three rectangular defended enclosures 460m north east of Merthen Manor
• Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance
• Bowl barrow 85m north west of Arrowan Vean
• Round in Devichoys Wood 600yds (540m) S of Perran Wharf
• Two round barrows on Goonhilly Downs 600yds (550m) NE of Trenoon
• Bowl barrow 230m east of Trewirgie Farm
• Mawgan Cross early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft
• Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
• Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard
• Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower
• Three round barrows 500yds (460m) W of Polkerth
• Round 530m ESE of Treloskan
• Jewish and Congregationalist cemeteries at Ponsharden
• Round 250m west of Flushing Cove
• Round 260m south of Tenament Farm
• Round 240m south east of Norways Farm
• Three bowl barrows 500m SSW of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow at Roskruge Beacon
• Wayside cross in St Peter's churchyard, Flushing
• Two bowl barrows 640m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round 220m south east of The Level House
• Wayside cross 95m ESE of Trevales House
• Earthwork SE of Trelan Plantation
• Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm
• Two bowl barrows 570m south west of Polkerth forming part of a larger round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, 10m south west of the church
• Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm
• Cast iron footbridge at Perran Mill
• Earthwork 100yds (90m) ESE of Tregidden
• Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
• Hut circle settlement 950yds (870m) NW of Gwenter Farm
• Promontory fort at Chynalls Point
• Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear
• Animal pound 390m south of Croft Pascoe Pool
• Two standing stones on Crousa Common, 890m WSW of Chywoone
• Churchyard cross in St Melaine's churchyard
• Wayside cross at Nanjarrow
• Round 600yds (550m) WNW of Helford
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Enys
• Chapel enclosure 150yds (140m) S of Trelease Farm
• Wayside cross 290m west of Trevales Farm
• Three bowl barrows 1295m east of Trenoon forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow at Tolvan Cross
• 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
• Churchyard cross in Cury churchyard
• Round barrow 350m north of Devichoys Barton
• Three bowl barrows 650m SSW of Polkerth forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Six bowl barrows at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Hut circle with associated field system 300yds (270m) NW of Polcoverack
• Hut circle 500yds (460m) S of Trelan Plantation
• Round 280m south west of Trebowland