Kestle is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Kestle

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

Don't miss Tehidy's hiking areas if visiting the area around Kestle.

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are some of Kestle best country parks to visit near Kestle.

Kestle's best nearby towns can be found at Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Kit Hill Country Park is one of Kestle's best, nearby hills to visit in Kestle.

There are a several good villages in the Kestle area like Cremyll, and Botallack.

There are a number of historic buildings near to Kestle including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Kestle's best nearby airports can be found at Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Kestle History

There are some historic monuments around Kestle:

• Wayside cross 35m south of Heligan House
• The Biscovey Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft 1m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Resugga Castle later prehistoric univallate hillfort
• Three round barrows 320m south west of Trelagossick
• Chapel Well, Towan
• Round barrow 530m north west of Carnwinnick
• Wayside cross, 6m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Fair Cross, 420m WNW of Tregidgeo Farm
• Small multivallate hillfort 230m south-east of Great Prideaux
• Later prehistoric cliff castle, two prehistoric round barrows, medieval field system, and associated remains on Dodman Point
• Part of the china clay works known as Wheal Martyn
• Longstone on Longstone Downs
• Castlezens multiple enclosure fort
• Golden Camp hillfort
• Part of a mining complex at South Polgooth Mine
• Wayside cross and cross base in St Stephen's churchyard, 6m south of the church
• Medieval cross base at St Ewe
• Market Cross and cross base immediately south west of St Nun's Church
• Round called Castle Gotha
• Round 310m east of Carloggas Moor Farm
• Tregargus stone grinding mill No 2
• Bowl barrow 875m SSE of Bodrugan Barton
• Menacuddle Well
• Standing stone called the 'Long Stone' in the grounds of Penrice School
• Sticker Camp later Prehistoric-Roman round
• Medieval wayside cross base on Creed Hill, 400m south of Grampound
• Standing stone 135m north west of Menear Farm
• Churchyard cross shaft and base in St Stephen's churchyard, 3m south of the church
• Wayside cross at Beacon Cross, 265m east of Lanuah
• Wayside cross in Holy Trinity Church churchyard
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort and round cairn at St Stephen's Beacon
• Nancor Cross, 400m north west of Nancor
• Medieval wayside cross base 550m WNW of Lanhadron Farm
• Holy well of St Cuby, 25m south west of Brookfield
• Defensive enclosure at Castle Hill
• Promontory fort at Black Head