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