Liskeard
Liskeard is a Town in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Liskeard 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 Liskeard.
Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are some of Liskeard best country parks to visit near Liskeard.
The area around Liskeard boasts some of the best towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
Hills to visit near Liskeard include Kit Hill Country Park.
Liskeard's best nearby villages can be found at Cremyll, and Botallack.
Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is a great place to visit close to Liskeard if you like historic buildings.
There are a number of airports near Liskeard including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Liskeard History
There are some historic monuments around Liskeard:
- Platform cairn with outer bank and central mound 740m NNE of Goodaver Farm
- Prehistoric hut circles, enclosures and cairns 700m south east of Rushyford Gate
- Round cairn 800m ESE of Lambadla Farm
- St Cleer's Well and cross
- Prehistoric enclosure containing a stone hut circle and parts of a medieval field system, 500m south east of Sparretts Farm
- Prehistoric regular aggregate field system with incorporated enclosure and stone hut circles 550m NNW of Lamelgate Farm
- South Caradon 19th century copper mine
- Medieval wayside cross in St Ivo's churchyard, 0.3m south of the church
- Prehistoric regular and irregular aggregate field systems incorporating three hut circle settlements, medieval farmhouse and enclosure N of Wardbrook Farm
- Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 940m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
- Stone hut circle 245m SSE of Trewortha Farm
- The Goodaver Stone Circle, 610m ESE of Tresibbet Farm
- Unenclosed hut circle settlement incorporating a small cairn 875m ENE of Trewortha Farm
- Round cairn 775m NW of Wardbrook Farm
- Prehistoric cist, cairns and cairnfield on north east Smallacoombe Downs, 570m north west of Smallacoombe Tor
- Stone hut circle 750m ESE of Trewalla Farm
- Round barrow on Bin Down
- Stone hut circle 1.35km SW of East Castick Farm
- Round cairn on Draynes Common, 950m south-west of Lamelgate Farm
- Round cairn with orthostatic kerb and cist 482m SE of Trewortha Farm
- Round cairn 850m ENE of Sparretts Farm
- Prehistoric round cairn on Caradon Hill, 520m north west of Heather House
- Prehistoric enclosure with adjacent stone hut circle 780m NNE of Minions
- Iron Age defended settlement at Padderbury Top
- Round barrow cemetery 250m south of Wilton Farm
- Medieval churchyard cross in St Cleer churchyard
- Round cairn 435m south east of Sparretts Farm
- Two stone hut circles with adjacent prehistoric field wall and incorporated medieval transhumance hut 180m north east of Tresibbet Farm
- Round cairn 1.14km NW of Wardbrook Farm
- Stone hut circle 82m south-east of Wardbrook Farm
- Round cairn 557m SSW of Caradon Hill summit
- Unenclosed hut circle settlement with incorporated enclosure 1.5km north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Prehistoric irregular and regular aggregate field systems, enclosure, stone hut circles, cairnfield and kerbed boulder 750m ESE of Siblyback Farm
- Round cairn 612m SE of Trewalla Farm
- Stone hut circle 472m south-east of Siblyback Farm
- Stone hut circle 685m SE of Trewalla Farm
- Round cairn 812m ESE of Trewalla Farm
- Three round cairns 578m ENE of Trewortha Farm
- Two stone hut circles and adjacent Prehistoric field bank 250m SE of Trewortha Farm
- Platform cairn with central mound 720m south-east of Carkeet Farm
- Three stone hut circles 1.055km ENE of Trewortha Farm
- Stone hut circle 345m SE of Trewortha Farm
- Trethevy Quoit
- Stone hut circle with incorporating prehistoric regular aggregate field system 810m SSE of Carkeet Farm
- Round cairn 450m east of Sparretts Farm
- Trewane Cross in St Neot churchyard
- Bosent Cross, 325m ENE of South Bosent Farm
- Ring cairn 77m E of Caradon Hill summit
- Round cairn with central cist 1km ENE of Trewortha Farm
- Part of a medieval boundary dyke 220m east of Golitha House
- Two round cairns 557m ENE of Trewortha Farm
- Early medieval transhumance hut 740m west of Blackcoombe Farm
- Round cairn 580m NW of Wardbrook Farm
- Stone hut circle with concentric annexe 1.4km SW of East Castick Farm
- Two round cairns 768m and 778m ENE of Sparretts Farm
- Two round cairns 600m ENE of Trewortha Farm
- Prehistoric regular aggregate field system with incorporated stone hut circles and enclosure 450m east of Siblyback Farm
- Two platform cairns 750m and 785m E of Sparretts Farm
- Prehistoric linear boundary and field system, medieval enclosure and tin miners' caches 1.06km north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Round cairn 740m SSW of Caradon Hill summit
- Round cairn and shelters 812m SSW of Caradon Hill summit
- The Longstone medieval wayside cross 750m SW of Minions
- Prehistoric linear boundary and adjacent round cairn 938m north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Two adjacent transhumance huts on Caradon Hill, 450m north of East Caradon Farm
- Round cairn 840m SE of Trewalla Farm
- Round cairn with central cist 970m ENE of Trewortha Farm
- Craddock Moor stone circle and adjacent peat-stack platform 800m NNE of Trewalla Farm
- Three bowl barrows 160m west of Little Hendra
- Stone hut circle settlement with incorporating prehistoric irregular aggregate field system 600m SSE of Carkeet Farm
- Round cairn 490m north-east of Sparretts Farm
- Tencreek Cross in St Martin's churchyard 3.5m south east of the church
- Prehistoric clearance cairn 1.05km north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Round cairn 525m east of Trewalla Farm
- Stone hut circle 1.37km SW of East Castick Farm
- Two adjacent stone hut circles 265m WNW of Trewalla Farm
- Hut circle village 330yds (300m) W of West Northwood Farm
- Three stone hut circles with adjacent prehistoric field wall 660m north-west of Higher Langdon Farm
- Three adjacent stone hut circles 610m north-west of Higher Langdon Farm
- Stone hut circle 520m SSE of Carkeet Farm
- Earlier prehistoric hillfort with outwork and outlying stone hut circle known as Berry Castle
- Prehistoric enclosure and field system, two hut circles and parts of a medieval field system 350m south east of Sparretts Farm
- Two Prehistoric clearance cairns 895m north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- The Hurlers: three stone circles with paired outlying stones
- Tor cairn on Newel Tor, 1.5km north of Siblyback Farm
- Round cairn 1.062km south-west of Higher Langdon Farm
- Craddock Moor stone alignment, centred 550m north-east of Sparretts Farm
- Two round cairns 455m and 475m NW of Trewalla Farm
- Banked cairn 950m west of Siblyback Farm
- Culverland Cross in St Martin's churchyard to the north west of the church
- Two stone hut circles and an adjoining Prehistoric boundary wall 470m east of Trewalla Farm
- Stone hut circle 280m ESE of Trewortha Farm
- Earlier Prehistoric hillfort, adjacent round cairn with incorporated shelter, and tor cairn on Tregarrick Tor
- Round cairn with central cist 1.05km east of Trewortha Farm
- Group of four round cairns 810m ENE of Sparretts Farm
- Neolithic long cairn 690m ENE of Trewortha Farm
- Prehistoric standing stone 1.375km WNW of Blackcoombe Farm
- Deserted medieval settlement 650m north-east of Siblyback Farm
- Round cairn 1.162km NW of Wardbrook Farm
- Round cairn 1.17km south-west of Higher Langdon Farm
- Slight univallate hillfort with outworks called Blacketon Rings
- Stone hut circle 1.34km SW of East Castick Farm
- Medieval bridge at Starabridge
- Prehistoric irregular field system and hut circle settlement with adjacent medieval regular field system and deserted settlement SE of Tresibbet Farm
- Platform cairn 225m west of Minions
- Prehistoric field system, hut circles, boundary, enclosure and standing stone, medieval field system and post-med. small-holding 1.46km NNE of Siblyback Farm
- Unenclosed hut circle settlement with adjacent enclosure and linear boundary 1.41km SW of East Castick Farm
- Round cairn 230m SW of Caradon Hill summit
- Medieval wayside cross at Redgate
- St Mellor's Well
- Stone hut circle 325m NNW of Tresibbet Farm
- Stone hut circle centred 460m ESE of Sparretts Farm
- Platform cairn with central mound 760m ESE of Lambadla Farm
- Round called Roundabury
- Medieval wayside cross at Wenmouth Cross, 320m north of Wenmouth
- Unenclosed hut circle settlement and adjacent Prehistoric linear boundary 800m SSE of Trewortha Farm
- The Doniert Stone, accompanying cross shaft and underground chamber 650m SW of Common Moor
- Prehistoric round cairn on the eastern outcrop of Bearah Tor
- Banked cairn 175m SW of Caradon Hill summit
- Round cairn 527m SSW of Caradon Hill summit
- Earlier Prehistoric hillfort, two cairns, medieval pound and adjacent Prehistoric field systems, hut circles and transhumance huts on Stowe's Hill
- The Rillaton Barrow, 500m NNE of The Hurlers stone circles
- Hut circle 160yds (150m) N of West Northwood Farm
- Standing stone and surrounding cairn 725m west of Trewalla Farm
- Platform cairn with outer bank 825m NNW of Higher Draynes Farm
- Two adjacent stone hut circles 290m west of Trewalla Farm
- Stone hut circle 425m south east of Sparretts Farm
- Prehistoric funerary cist 1.275km NW of Wardbrook Farm
- Prehistoric to post-medieval field systems, boundaries, settlements and railway at Smallacoombe Parks and north eastern Siblyback Moor
- Banked cairn on Browngelly Downs, 880m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
- Round cairn 750m ENE of Trewortha Farm
- Round cairn with double orthostatic kerb and cist 497m SE of Trewortha Farm
- Stone hut circle 758m north-east of Trewortha Farm
- Prehistoric irregular and regular aggregate field systems with incorporated stone hut circles 750m ENE of Siblyback Farm
- Prehistoric round cairn 435m north of Furswain Farm
- Prehistoric cairn 675m SE of Trewalla Farm
- Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 625m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
- Prehistoric enclosure 325m west of Trewalla Farm
- Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement incorporating a medieval tin miners' cache and medieval shelter 1.285km north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Two cairns, centred 82m and 110m SW of Caradon Hill summit
- Round barrow W of Dozmary Pool
- Medieval churchyard cross in Quethiock churchyard
- Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 825m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
- Round cairn 885m ENE of Sparretts Farm
- Stone hut circle 812m NW of Wardbrook Farm
- Prehistoric clearance cairn 962m north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Prehistoric regular aggregate field system with two incorporated stone hut circles 850m north-east of Siblyback Farm
- Platform cairn 690m south-east of Carkeet Farm
- Prehistoric round cairn and Prehistoric clearance cairn 952m north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Stone hut circle 1.365km SW of East Castick Farm
- Round cairn 1.1km north-west of Siblyback Farm
- Stone hut circle 625m south-east of Siblyback Farm
- Two cairns 550m and 587m ENE of Trewalla Farm and two adjacent small clearance cairns
- Prehistoric irregular aggregate field system with incorporated stone hut circles 375m SSE of Sparretts Farm
- Prehistoric clearance cairn 917m north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Banked cairn 125m NNE of Caradon Hill summit
- Medieval wayside cross in St Ivo's churchyard, 10m ESE of the church
- Small multivallate hillfort on Bury Down, 530m north-east of South Park
- Round cairn 617m ENE of Trewortha Farm
- Prehistoric round cairn on Caradon Hill, 310m west of Heather House
- Medieval and post-medieval tin and copper mines with medieval field system on the middle and lower northern slopes of Caradon Hill
- Platform cairn 667m ENE of Trewortha Farm
- Prehistoric settlements and field system with adjacent medieval settlement, field systems, boundaries and tin streamworks on the Brown Gelly Downs
- Churchyard cross and three wayside crosses in St Neot churchyard
- Prehistoric field systems, enclosure, hut circles and rounds, with adjacent medieval settlement, longhouse and field system on Higher Langdon Farm
- Wayside cross 60m south of Northcombe Farm
- Round cairn with central cist on Bearah Common, 1.106km north of Wardbrook Farm
- Bowl barrow 150m SSE of Cartole
- Bake Rings later prehistoric-Roman round with attached enclosure and outwork
- Prehistoric kerbed boulder 140m SW of the Goldiggings Quarry
- Three Prehistoric clearance cairns 885m north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Round cairn 480m SSW of Caradon Hill summit
- Round cairn 645m ENE of Trewortha Farm
- Deserted medieval settlement and part of its associated field system on Redhill Downs
- Platform cairn with central mound 900m ESE of Lambadla Farm
- Prehistoric regular aggregate field system with incorporated and adjacent stone hut circles and an adjacent enclosure 550m WSW of Trewalla Farm
- Round cairn 650m north-east of Sparretts Farm
- Embanked platform cairn 47m NW of Caradon Hill summit
- Neolithic long cairn, Prehistoric regular and irregular aggregate field systems, linear boundaries and medieval enclosure 625m W of Blackcoombe Farm
- Kerbed platform cairn with kerbed central mound and outer bank 600m east of Trewalla Farm
- Prehistoric to medieval settlements, field systems, enclosures and cairns, with post-medieval boundary and railway on north east Smallacoombe Down
- Prehistoric round cairn 425m north of Furswain Farm
- Crylla Cross, 180m south-west of Crylla Farm
- Round cairn 15m SSE of Caradon Hill summit
- Prehistoric platform cairn on Caradon Hill, 550m north west of Heather House
- Prehistoric tor cairn and stone setting at Smallacombe Tor
- Round cairn 472m SSW of Caradon Hill summit
- Small stone circle at Duloe, 150m south east of Stonetown Farm
- Slight univallate hillfort with outworks called Hall Rings
- Three round cairns on the summit of Langstone Downs
- Prehistoric enclosure with three adjacent hut circles 700m NNE of Minions
- Prehistoric clearance cairn 955m north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Hobbs Hill tin mine, openwork and lodeback tinwork 530m east and 160m north east of Chyseger Farm
- Embanked platform cairn with central mound 375m NW of Trewalla Farm
- Wayside cross at Polmenna, 730m north east of Ley Green Farm
- Two round cairns with connecting rubble wall 455m east of Trewortha Farm
- Platform cairn with outer bank and central mound 430m WSW of Smallacoombe Tor
- Three adjoining Prehistoric linear boundaries on Bearah Tor, 687m SW of Nodmans Bowda Farm
- Stone hut circle 800m ESE of Trewalla Farm
- Embanked platform cairn with central mound on Browngelly Downs, 680m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
- Round cairn 825m ENE of Sparretts Farm
- Prehistoric platform cairn 365m north of Furswain Farm
- Round cairn 725m ESE of Trewalla Farm
- Early post-medieval tin streamwork at Gonamena
- Prehistoric clearance cairn 950m north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Tor cairn with adjacent sub-rectangular hut 650m SSW of Caradon Hill summit
- Medieval transhumance hut on Draynes Common, 500m south-west of Westerlake Farm
- Round cairn with peripheral berm 402m SSW of Caradon Hill summit
- Stone hut circle 565m north-west of Higher Langdon Farm
- Stone hut circle with adjacent prehistoric field walls and incorporated post-medieval peat mound 280m NNE of Tresibbet Farm
- Prehistoric embanked avenue and eight adjacent round cairns 750m ENE of Sparretts Farm
- Prehistoric linear boundaries, cairn and enclosure 1.225km north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Prehistoric linear boundary with adjacent stone hut circle, two round cairns and cairnfield 1.125km north of Wardbrook Farm
- Prehistoric clearance cairn 1.04km north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Embanked platform cairn with internal mound and peripheral berm 1km NNE of Trewalla Farm
Places to see near Liskeard
History of Liskeard
When Wilkie Collins wrote of his visit to the town in his Rambles Beyond Railways he had a low opinion of it: “that abomination of desolation, a large agricultural country town”. The town went through a period of economic prosperity during the pre-20th century boom in tin mining, becoming a key centre in the industry as a location for a stannary and coinage.
Lakes near Liskeard
Rivers near Liskeard
- 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
