Higher Penpol is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Higher Penpol

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

Tehidy is one of Higher Penpol's best, nearby hiking areas to visit in Higher Penpol.

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

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

Don't miss Kit Hill Country Park's hills if visiting the area around Higher Penpol.

The area around Higher Penpol boasts some of the best villages including Cremyll, and Botallack.

The area close to Higher Penpol boasts some of the best historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a number of airports near Higher Penpol including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Higher Penpol History

There are some historic monuments around Higher Penpol:

• Crewel Cross, at No Man's Land
• Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge
• Two bowl barrows 70m north west and 50m south east of Tor View at Middle Taphouse
• Four bowl barrows north of Greymare Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Small multivallate hillfort on Bury Down, 530m north-east of South Park
• Carminow Cross, south east of Bodmin
• Largin Castle
• Round barrow cemetery 250m south of Wilton Farm
• Medieval wayside cross on Fore Street, Polruan
• Bowl barrow called 'Mabel Barrow', 400m south-west of Higher Polgassic
• The Tristan Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross, 75m north of Polscoe
• Lantern cross and grave slab immediately south of St Bartholomew's Church
• Bowl barrow 150m SSE of Cartole
• Wayside cross 200m north west of Trethew
• Wayside cross 135m north west of The Cockpit in Boconnoc Park
• Medieval wayside cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 20m south east of the church
• Wayside cross called Killboy Cross
• Churchyard cross in Lanhydrock churchyard
• Three bowl barrows 590m south west of Bedwindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Medieval churchyard cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Churchyard cross immediately north east of the Parish Church
• Three bowl barrows 160m west of Little Hendra
• Ornamented cross shaft at Glynn
• Three bowl barrows 570m north east of Trewindle
• Five bowl barrows 550m north of Trewindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard
• Bowl barrow 780m east of Penventon
• Linear boundary called the Giant's Hedge
• Bowl barrow 430m south west of Fairy Cross Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Polruan Blockhouse
• Bake Rings later prehistoric-Roman round with attached enclosure and outwork
• Medieval wayside cross 300m NW of Trevorry Farm
• Restormel Castle: motte, bailey and shell keep
• St Catherine's Castle 16th century blockhouse, 19th century gun battery and 20th century gun emplacement at St Catherine's Point
• Bowl barrow 230m south west of Middle Taphouse Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Large multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle Canyke', 375m SSW of Castle Canyke Farmhouse
• Four bowl barrows on Bofarnel Downs forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Small multivallate hillfort called Castle Dore
• Wayside cross in St Nectan's chapel yard
• Fowey Blockhouse
• Wayside cross in Lansallos churchyard
• Lerryn Bridge
• Roman fortlet 440m south west of Restormel Farm
• Two wayside crosses in the park surrounding Menabilly
• Three bowl barrows 215m south east of Beech Lawn, which form part of a larger round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 145m north west of Bodmin Lodge forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• St Saviour's Chapel, Polruan
• Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 8m south of the chapel
• Chapel at Hall
• Multi-span bridge known as Respryn Bridge
• Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 3m north west of the chapel
• Cross in grounds of Trenython
• Two bowl barrows 535m ENE of Fairy Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery