Gweek is a Town in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Gweek

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

Don't miss Tehidy's hiking areas if visiting the area around Gweek.

Don't miss Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Gweek.

Gweek has some unmissable towns nearby like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

The area around Gweek's best hills can be found at Kit Hill Country Park.

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

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is one of Gweek's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Gweek.

Airports to visit near Gweek include Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Gweek History

There are some historic monuments around Gweek:

• Wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard
• Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm
• Round barrow 400yds (370m) NW of Traboe Cross
• Two round barrows 700yds (640m) NNE of Penhallick Farm
• Three round barrows 350yds (320m) E of Burnoon
• Two bowl barrows 570m south west of Polkerth forming part of a larger round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow 165m ESE of The Barrow
• Three bowl barrows 500m SSW of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round 220m south east of The Level House
• Bowl barrow 680m WSW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Cliff castle W of Gunwalloe Church
• Hut circle with associated field system 300yds (270m) NW of Polcoverack
• Three bowl barrows 815m north west of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Wayside cross 290m west of Trevales Farm
• Wayside cross at Nanjarrow
• Wayside cross at the junction between Cross Street and Church Street, Helston
• Bowl barrow 1080m NNW of Gwendreath Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Churchyard cross in Cury churchyard
• Earthwork SE of Trelan Plantation
• Three bowl barrows 350m north of Poldhu Cove
• Earthwork 100yds (90m) ESE of Tregidden
• Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard
• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm
• Hut circle with associated field system 100yds (90m) NNW of Poldowrian Farm
• Bowl barrow 300m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Three round barrows 430m north east of Devichoys Barton
• Two bowl barrows 200m north west of Fox Covert, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round barrow 500yds (460m) WNW of St Rumon's Church
• Three wayside crosses 235m south east of Bosvathick
• Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
• Round barrow 100yds (90m) NE of Mount Hermon
• Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Wayside cross at Trenethick Barton
• Bowl barrow 315m ESE of Leech Pool, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Wayside cross 240m north west of Higher Predannack Farm
• Wayside cross in Gunwalloe churchyard, 0.75m east of the church
• Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House
• Round, medieval chapel, burial ground and standing cross 60m south east of Merthyr Uny House
• Three bowl barrows between 200m and 730m north of Hayle Kimbra Pool
• Round 260m south of Tenament Farm
• Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan
• Cross 140yds (130m) E of Pendarves Farm
• Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower
• Bowl barrow 870m north west of Gwendreath Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack'
• Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, 10m south west of the church
• Mawgan Cross early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft
• Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
• Chapel enclosure 150yds (140m) S of Trelease Farm
• Three round barrows 500yds (460m) W of Polkerth
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• Wayside cross 230m south west of Trenlanvean Farm
• Wayside cross in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, south of the church
• Two round barrows on Goonhilly Downs 600yds (550m) NE of Trenoon
• Bowl barrow at Tolvan Cross
• Holy well at Trelill, 190m ENE of Trelill House
• Small circular earthwork 500yds (460m) N of Gweal Goose
• Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
• Round 600yds (550m) WNW of Helford
• Promontory fort at Lankidden
• Animal pound 390m south of Croft Pascoe Pool
• Medieval wayside cross base, 10m south of Gunwalloe church
• Six bowl barrows at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Churchyard cross in St Melaine's churchyard
• Bowl barrow 800m north west of Gwenter Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Small stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' 60m east of Carthew House
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• Two bowl barrows and one platform barrow between 600m and 830m south east of Trudnoe Farm
• Hut circle on Crousa Downs 650yds (600m) S of 'Three Brothers of Grugwith'
• Round 530m ESE of Treloskan
• Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill
• Three rectangular defended enclosures 460m north east of Merthen Manor
• Later prehistoric to Roman round incorporating contemporary fogou at Halliggye
• Bowl barrow at Beeswing
• Bowl barrow 290m south east of Sunny Corner Cottage
• Three bowl barrows 1295m east of Trenoon forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow 550m south east of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round 200m north east of Burncoose
• Kerbed cairn called Hangman's Barrow
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm
• Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Two standing stones on Crousa Common, 890m WSW of Chywoone
• Romano-British defended settlement 340m ESE of Grambla
• Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor
• Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance
• Bowl barrow 280m NNW of Southernwood
• Two round barrows on Pedngwinian Head
• Three bowl barrows 650m SSW of Polkerth forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Gunpowder works at Kennall Vale
• Two wayside crosses, south and east of Bonallack Barton
• Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen
• Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church
• Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn
• Bowl barrow 470m north of Ruan Pool
• Medieval chapel enclosure 340m south east of Hendra Farm
• Round 205m south of Goongillings
• A holed stone known as 'The Tolvan Stone' at Tolvan Cross
• Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm
• Wayside cross 95m ESE of Trevales House
• Two barrows S of Crousa Common
• Portal dolmen known as 'The Three Brothers of Grugith'
• Hut circle settlement 950yds (870m) NW of Gwenter Farm
• Platform barrow and four bowl barrows south of Carn Maer forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Hut circle 500yds (460m) S of Trelan Plantation
• Bowl barrow 85m north west of Arrowan Vean
• Three bowl barrows 550m NNW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
• Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm
• Two bowl barrows 640m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs