Helstone
Helstone is a Village in the county of Cornwall.
Helstone postcode: PL32 9RL
There are great places to visit near Helstone including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
The area around Helstone's best hiking areas can be found at Tehidy.
Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are great places to visit near Helstone if you like country parks.
Helstone's best nearby towns can be found at Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
Hills to visit near Helstone include Kit Hill Country Park.
The area around Helstone boasts some of the best villages including Cremyll, and Botallack.
There are a number of historic buildings near to Helstone including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Helstone's best nearby airports can be found at Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Helstone History
There are some historic monuments around Helstone:
- St Bellarmin's Chapel
- Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, and religious and funerary remains on the middle and lower slopes west and south of Roughtor
- Prehistoric and medieval settlements with fields and enclosures together with Bronze Age cairns and medieval alluvial streamwork at Garrow Tor
- Round cairn 312m north-west of Showery Tor
- The Trevia Cross, at Sportsmans
- Two adjoining prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 960m NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Stannon Stone Circle, prehistoric field system, hut circle settlement, cairns, cist, linear boundaries and medieval building north of Dinnever Hill
- Round cairn 460m north of Showery Tor
- Round cairn with central cist capstone and inner kerb 935m north-east of Camperdown Farm
- Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system 940m north east of Newton
- Part of an early-Christian cemetery 65m north west of Tintagel church
- Motte castle known as Bossiney Castle
- Two stone hut circles 130m south east of Highsteps
- Wayside cross in Lesnewth churchyard
- Prehistoric standing stone, medieval wayside cross and cross base and post-medieval guide post at Longstone
- Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit
- Medieval churchyard cross in Michaelstow churchyard
- Wayside cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Roughtor holy well, 333m south-west of Showery Tor
- Anderton Mill Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m north of the church
- St Protus's Cross, 330m east of Blisland church
- Tregatheral Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Wayside cross in the grounds of Higher Lank Farm 10m south of the farm house
- Killibury Castle later Prehistoric hillfort
- Fernacre stone circle and two outlying stones
- Five prehistoric round cairns and a ring cairn 920m NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Four prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 938m NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage
- Motte and bailey castle at Boscastle
- Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate
- Churchyard cross in the cemetery at St Teath, 60m north west of the church
- Prehistoric embanked platform cairn and linear boundary with superimposed medieval boundary and adjacent clearance cairn on Dinnever Hill
- Kerbed cairn on Alex Tor
- Romano-British and early medieval settlement, medieval church, castle and associated features on Tintagel Island and adjoining mainland
- Two bowl barrows 595m north west of Belah Park Farm
- Tor cairn on Showery Tor
- Large regular stone circle called the Trippet Stones
- Large regular stone circle 560m north east of Leaze
- Prehistoric linear boundary, adjacent irregular aggregate field system and hut circles, incorporated cairns and medieval grave on north-west Roughtor
- Round 275m SSE of Little Delinuth
- Hut circles near New Hall
- Prehistoric round cairn with inner and outer kerbs and a central cist 485m WNW of Showery Tor
- Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 30m east of the church
- An early Christian memorial stone 380m south east of Worthyvale Manor
- King Arthur's Hall
- Trequite Cross, at Trequite village
- Prehistoric round cairn 865m NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Round cairn 417m north-west of Showery Tor
- Cross 410m north east of Tregrylls
- Bowl barrow 60m west of Crowdy Reservoir dam
- Bowl barrow 200m west of Tresplatt Farm
- Two small stone circles 530m ESE of King Arthur's Hall
- The Middle Moor Cross, 230m north-east of Camperdown Farm
- Small multivallate hillfort called Tregeare Rounds
- Polrode Cross in St Kew churchyard, 3m east of the church
- Medieval wayside cross at Blisland
- Bowl barrow 420m south east of Higher Parkwalls
- Ring cairn 295m north west of Candra
- Prehistoric stone setting 62m north-west of the Stannon Stone Circle
- Hut circles 330yds (300m) SW of Henneward
- Slight univallate hillfort with outworks containing a medieval chapel and beacon at Helsbury Castle
- Medieval wayside cross in St Mabyn churchyard
- Hut circle group and enclosure NE of Carwen
- Henge with stone circle called the Stripple Stones and adjacent bowl barrow 415m south east of Hawk's Tor
- Early medieval decorated and inscribed wayside cross shaft and base on Waterpit Down, 250m WSW of Hallwell Barton Bungalow
- Kerbed cairn 500m east of Casehill
- Three bowl barrows, 60m and 250m south and 500m south west of Nettings Park
- Temple Old Bridge with adjacent ford and causeway
- Earlier prehistoric hillfort with incorporated and adjacent cairns, chamber and medieval chapel on the summit ridge of Rough Tor and Little Rough Tor
- Trevenning Cross and post-medieval guide post, 700m south west of Trevenning village
- Prehistoric irregular field system with incorporated cairnfield and round cairn 1.08km north-west of Showery Tor
- Dovecote 35m south of the Vicarage, Tintagel
- Medieval churchyard cross 20m south of the Church of St Bruerdus, Churchtown
- Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra
- Holy well in Michaelstow churchyard
- Round cairn 567m north-west of Showery Tor
- Holy well near St James' Chapel
- Wayside cross at Trevia Walls
- Rock art at Rocky Valley, 150m north of Trevillett Mill
- Two hut circles 400m WSW of Furhouse
- Medieval tenement boundary between Louden Hill and King Arthur's Downs
- Prehistoric house platform on south-east Roughtor, 985m NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Three bowl barrows 130m east of Starapark Farm
- Neolithic long cairn north-east of Louden Hill
- Prehistoric cairns and field boundary 450m south of the Louden Stone Circle
- Bowl barrow 490m SSW of Tregatherall Farm
- Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Cross head N of Tregony Farm
- Stone hut circle north of Dinnever Hill, 200m WNW of the Stannon Stone Circle
- Three platform cairns 320m south-east of Moorgate
- The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown Farm
- Two bowl barrows 625m south of Greystone Farm
- Round cairn 180m north of Trevarthian
- Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor
- Trevena Cross
- Barrow group on Greenbarrow Downs
- Holy Well 100m north east of St David's church
- Two wayside crosses in the grounds of Trewardale 34m WSW of the house
- Prehistoric standing stone 695m north-west of Showery Tor
- Trevalga Cross in Trevalga churchyard
- Forrabury Cross, 40m SSW of Forrabury church
- Medieval long-house with adjacent enclosure 1.44km NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Round 410m west of Kenningstockmill
- Three prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 1km NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Iron Age defended settlement 170m north west of Cargurra
- Wayside cross known as Peverell's Cross
- Three bowl barrows 250m north east of Lowermoor
- Prehistoric and later enclosure containing a stone hut circle 1.2km NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Medieval wayside cross at Fenterleigh crossroads, 750m south-east of Bossiney
- Prehistoric ring cairn 810m NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Round called Castle Goff
- The Castle Goff Stone and Valley Truckle Cross in St Julitta's churchyard
- Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor
- Bowl barrow known as Council Barrow
- Hut circle 440yds (400m) SW of Candra
- Blacktor Downs irregular aggregate field system and clearance cairn
- Medieval tenement boundary with adjacent medieval field north of Dinnever Hill
- Helland Bridge
- Round barrow cemetery including Tich Barrow 730m north east of Trehane Pool
- Platform cairn on Dinnever Hill, 510m north of Camperdown Farm
- Round cairn 625m north-west of Showery Tor
- Three wayside crosses in St Julitta's churchyard
- Wayside cross in the grounds of Pencarrow, 130m SSE of Pencarrow House
- Wayside cross 220m north west of Steppes Farm
- Standing stone 415m south west of Moorgate called 'Long Stone'
- Prehistoric to post-medieval funerary, ritual and settlement remains on and around Louden Hill
- Bowl barrow called Condolden Barrow
- Chapel Amble Cross in St Kew churchyard, 30m north west of the church
Places to see near Helstone
Lakes near Helstone
Rivers near Helstone
- West Looe River
- Polperro River
- East Looe River
- Seaton
- Upper River Ruthern
- Amble
- Camel (De Lank to Stannon)
- Stannon Stream
- Lower River Camel
- St Lawrence Stream
- Issey Brook (Camel)
- Upper River Amble
- De Lank River
- Lower River Ruthern
- Demelza Stream (Ruthern)
- Polmorla Stream
- Upper River Camel
- Amble tributary (Camel)
- Allen
- Lanivet Stream
- Porth Stream
- Gannel (Upper)
- Menalhyl
- Gannel (Lower)
- Harlyn Water
- Benny Stream
- Porthcothan Stream
- Trebant Water
- Lerryn River
- Cardinham Water
- Warleggan River
- Fowey (Upper)
- Fowey (Warleggan to St Neot)
- Pont Pill
- St Neot River
- Lower River Fowey
- Crackington Stream
- Marsland Water
- Lower River Strat
- Lower River Neet
- Upper River Neet
- Jacob Stream
- Valency
- Upper River Strat
- Coombe Valley Stream
- Newlyn River
- Trevaylor Stream
- Penberth Stream
- Marazion River
- Lamorna Stream
- Roseworthy Stream
- Portreath Stream
- Red River (Upper)
- Bolingey Stream
- Red River (Lower)
- Hayle
- Angarrack Stream
- Holywell Stream
- Kestle Stream
- Upper River Allen (Fal)
- Kenwyn
- Kennal
- Zelah Brook
- Brighton Stream
- Hicks Mill Stream
- Gwindra Stream
- Tresillian River (Lower)
- Upper River Fal
- Calenick Stream
- Trevella Stream
- Tresillian River (Upper)
- Lower River Allen (Fal)
- Lower River Fal
- Upper Carnon River
- Lower River Carnon
- Bokiddick Stream
- Crinnis River
- St Austell River
- Caerhays Stream
- Par River (Upper)
- Par River (Lower)
- Tywardreath Stream
- Carminowe Creek
- Gunwalloe Stream
- Cury River
- Helford River
- Manaccan River
- Poltesco River
- Lestraines River
- Lower River Cober
- Porthleven Stream
- Upper River Cober
- Gweek River
- Upper River Inny
- Penpont Water
- Cotehele Stream
- Lowley Brook
- Lower River Inny
- Lower River Tamar
- Upper River Lynher
- Tiddy
- Withey Brook
- Lower River Lynher
- Tala Water
- Canworthy Water
- Carey
- Tamar (River Ottery to River Deer)
- Tamar (Small Brook to River Deer)
- Upper River Ottery
- Kensey
- Tamar (Small Brook to Lamberal Water)
- Small Brook (Tamar)
- Claw
- Tamar (River Ottery to River Lyd)
- Lower River Ottery
- Upper River Tamar
- Caudworthy Water
- Deer
- Lamberal Water
- Bolesbridge Water
- Derril Water
- Middle River Ottery
