Higher Receven
Higher Receven is a Village in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Higher Receven including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
Higher Receven is near some unmissable hiking areas like Tehidy,
The area around Higher Receven 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 number of towns near Higher Receven including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
Kit Hill Country Park is a great place to visit close to Higher Receven if you like hills.
Higher Receven's best nearby villages can be found at Cremyll, and Botallack.
The area close to Higher Receven boasts some of the best historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
The area around Higher Receven features a number of interesting airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Higher Receven History
There are some historic monuments around Higher Receven:
- Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
- Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
- Boskenna Cross
- Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
- Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
- The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
- Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
- The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
- Medieval chapel called St Helen's Chapel with a dwelling and enclosure at Cape Cornwall
- Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
- Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Treen Common stone circle
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
- Bowl barrow 260m SSE of Zennor Quoit
- Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
- Boskenna Gate Cross
- Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
- Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
- Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
- Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
- Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
- Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
- Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
- Medieval chapel called Chapel Jane
- Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
- Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
- Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
- Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
- Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
- Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
- Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
- Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
- Porthgwarra Ullies
- Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
- Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
- Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
- Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley
- Round cairn on Carn Polpry
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- Watermill near Bosigran Castle
- Long stone W of Boswens Common
- An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard
- Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
- Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
- Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
- Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
- Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
- Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
- Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
- Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
- Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
- Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
- Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel
- The Ballowall Barrow incorporating entrance grave, cairn, ritual pits and cists 420m WSW of Bollowal Farm
- Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
- Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
- Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
- Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
- Boleigh fogou
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey
- Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
- Cross slab at parish church
- Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
- Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
- An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
- A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
- Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
- Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
- Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
- Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
- Two kerbed cairns on Trendrine Hill
- Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
- Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
- Standing stone 230m west of the Old Manor
- Croftoe British village
- Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
- An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
- Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
- Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Wayside cross in St Sennen's churchyard, 6m north of the church
- Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
- Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
- Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point
- Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit
- Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- Round called Lesingey Round
- Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
- A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
- Geevor Mine
- Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
- Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
- Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
- Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
- Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
- Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
- Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
- Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
- Wayside cross immediately south of St Towennicus' Church
- Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
- Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
- Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
- Round called Trewern Round
- A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
- Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
- Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
- Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
- Medieval wayside cross at Paul
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- Higher Levant Mine
- Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
- Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
- Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
- Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
- Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Round 340m south east of Trevean
- Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
- Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
- Wayside cross-head in St Sennen's churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
- Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
- Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
- Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
- Holy well called Madron Well
- Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
- Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
- Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
- Kerris Cross
- Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
- Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
- Rectangular enclosures 700yds (640m) E of Tregerthen
- Promontory Fort called Trereen Dinas
- Promontory fort called Kenidjack Castle
- Round called Lescudjack Castle
- Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
- Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
- Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
- Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
- St Buryan churchtown cross
- Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
- Hut circle settlement at Sperris Croft 500yds (460m) SE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
- Market cross
- Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- Field system on Truthwall Common
- Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
- Trevescan Cross 340m SSW of Sennen Church
- Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
- Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
- Field system on Dry Carn
- Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
- Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
- Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
- Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
- Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
- Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
- Botrea barrows
- Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
- Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
- Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
- Two cist graves 500yds (460m) NE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Cliff castle known as Maen Castle
- Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
- Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
- Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
Places to see near Higher Receven
Lakes near Higher Receven
Rivers near Higher Receven
- 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
