Gwinear Downs is a Area in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Gwinear Downs

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

The area around Gwinear Downs's best hiking areas can be found at Tehidy.

The area around Gwinear Downs features a number of interesting country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

Kit Hill Country Park is one of Gwinear Downs's best, nearby hills to visit in Gwinear Downs.

The area around Gwinear Downs features a number of interesting villages including Cremyll, and Botallack.

There are a number of historic buildings near to Gwinear Downs including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Gwinear Downs's best nearby airports can be found at Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Gwinear Downs History

There are some historic monuments around Gwinear Downs:

• Wayside Cross at Camborne Park Recreation Ground
• Small multivallate hillfort, early Christian memorial stone and C19 landscaped paths at Carnsew
• Minor Romano British villa 100m south east of Magor Farm
• Iron Age defended settlement 550m east of Feadon Farm
• Trevena Cross
• Wayside cross 2m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Wayside cross on Whitcross Hill, immediately north of Seaview Terrace
• 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 70m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Round with medieval re-use as a manor house at Crane Godrevy, 650m south east of Godrevy Farm
• Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen
• Sea Lane Cross, Lelant
• Kerbed cairn called Hangman's Barrow
• Trevarnon Round
• Part of the mining complex at South Condurrow and Wheal Grenville Mines, 410m south west of Newton Moor Farm
• Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm
• Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance
• Early Christian memorial stone and cross slab in St Hilary's churchyard
• Animal pound 160m ESE of Gwithian church
• Late C18-C19 mill complex, ropeworks and associated water management system immediately east of Millpond Avenue, Foundry
• Wayside cross called The Mexico Cross, 250m north east of Riviere Farm, Phillack
• Polmenor Cross in Gwinear churchyard, 12m north of the church
• Wayside cross in Lelant Lane, 670m north west of St Uny's Church
• Linear earthworks, probably 17th century, W of Godrevy
• Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor
• Round 275m WNW of Nanterrow Farm
• Wheal Trewavas copper mine 310m south of Trewavas
• Wayside cross at Trenethick Barton
• Multi-period prehistoric settlement sites and associated field systems at Godrevy Towans
• Round in North Cliff Plantation 800yds (730m) NW of Tehidy Hospital
• St Erth Churchtown cross
• Coastguard look-out tower and landmark 240m north of Portreath Harbour
• Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church
• Wayside cross at the junction between Cross Street and Church Street, Helston
• Wayside cross in Gwinear churchyard, 5m north of the church
• Wayside cross 40m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Cross 140yds (130m) E of Pendarves Farm
• Round at Castle Kayle Farm
• Wayside cross-head in Phillack churchyard, south west of the church
• Churchyard cross in Gwithian churchyard
• Pengersick Castle and associated building platform
• Side and King's Garden at Godolphin House
• Round 680m east of Gwealavellan Farm
• Wayside cross and cross-base in Camborne churchyard, 10m south west of the church
• Part of a cliff castle called Crane Castle
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm
• The remains of the Chapel of St Ia and adjacent cell
• Rectangular camp SW of Trevarnon Round
• East Pool Mine
• An early Christian memorial stone and a wayside cross in Phillack churchyard, south east of the church
• Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm
• Wayside cross in Camborne churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Churchyard cross in St Illogan churchyard
• Round cairn 225m NNW of Tregonning Hill House
• Tregurtha Downs mine complex
• Wayside cross 65m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Enclosures E of Gurlyn
• Wheal Prosper pumping engine house 210m south of Eastcliff Farm
• Wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard
• Betty Adit tailings works, 170m south west of Harley Farm
• Churchyard cross 25m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Churchyard cross in Phillack churchyard, south of the church
• Roseworthy Arsenic Works, 700m west of Cornhill Farm
• Godrevy Headland - complex of prehistoric sites
• Churchyard cross and wayside cross in St Erth's churchyard
• Two wayside crosses in St Hilary's churchyard
• Medieval chapel called St Govian's Chapel, 200m south east of Gwithian Bridge
• Multi-period archaeological landscape on Tregonning Hill
• National Explosives
• Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
• Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street