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.

Hiking Areas to visit near Gwinear Downs include Tehidy.

There are a number of country parks near Gwinear Downs including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a number of towns near Gwinear Downs including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

The area close to Gwinear Downs boasts some of the best hills including Kit Hill Country Park.

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

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

Gwinear Downs has some unmissable airports nearby like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Gwinear Downs History

There are some historic monuments around Gwinear Downs:

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