Little Downs is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Little Downs

There are great places to visit near Little Downs 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 Little Downs.

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 Little Downs.

Towns to visit near Little Downs include Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

The area around Little Downs features a number of interesting villages including Cremyll, and Botallack.

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

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

Little Downs History

There are some historic monuments around Little Downs:

• Portal dolmen 400m north east of Lesquite Farm
• Four bowl barrows on Bofarnel Downs forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Trewane Cross in St Neot churchyard
• Platform cairn on Priddacombe Downs
• Lesquite Cross, 160m NNW of Lesquite Farm
• Large regular stone circle 560m north east of Leaze
• Hut circle group and enclosure NE of Carwen
• Prehistoric hut circle settlement on Stanning Hill
• Combined viaduct and aqueduct called Treffry Viaduct
• Medieval wayside cross at Wenmouth Cross, 320m north of Wenmouth
• Deserted medieval settlement and field system with incorporated prehistoric settlement and field system and post-medieval farmhouse NW of Tresibbet Farm
• Wayside cross known as Peverell's Cross
• Kerbed cairn 500m east of Casehill
• St Bellarmin's Chapel
• Multi-span bridge known as Respryn Bridge
• Two bowl barrows 535m ENE of Fairy Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Churchyard cross and three wayside crosses in St Neot churchyard
• Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra
• Large regular stone circle called the Trippet Stones
• Tredinnick Cross, 450m east of Great Tredinnick
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field boundaries, enclosure and cairn on Blacktor Downs
• Hobbs Hill tin mine, openwork and lodeback tinwork 530m east and 160m north east of Chyseger Farm
• Four Hole Cross, 200m north of Lord's Waste Farm
• Berrycombe Cross, on the north side of Berrycombe Road at its junction with Cardell Road
• Embanked platform cairn with central mound on Browngelly Downs, 680m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
• Early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross in Cardinham churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Treslea Downs Cross 300m west of Mount
• Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 30m east of the church
• Hut circle 440yds (400m) SW of Candra
• Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 940m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
• Blacktor Downs irregular aggregate field system and clearance cairn
• Wayside cross in St Nectan's chapel yard
• Stone hut circle 525m WSW of Colquite Farm
• Two early Christian memorial stones 195m north of Welltown
• Platform cairn on Goonzion Downs
• Medieval wayside cross at Castle Hill, 740m north east of Bodmin parish church
• Churchyard cross in Cardinham churchyard, 5m south of the church
• Three bowl barrows 590m south west of Bedwindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Largin Castle
• Tawna Downs round barrows
• Restormel Castle: motte, bailey and shell keep
• Bury Castle
• Round cairn 1.17km south-west of Higher Langdon Farm
• Churchyard cross immediately north east of the Parish Church
• Two small stone circles 530m ESE of King Arthur's Hall
• Bowl barrow 430m south west of Fairy Cross Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 145m north west of Bodmin Lodge forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Platform cairn 460m SW of Colquite Farm
• St Protus's Cross, 330m east of Blisland church
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Higher Lank Farm 10m south of the farm house
• Churchyard cross in Lanhydrock churchyard
• Henge with stone circle called the Stripple Stones and adjacent bowl barrow 415m south east of Hawk's Tor
• Two platform cairns centred 485m SW of Colquite Farm
• Trevenning Cross and post-medieval guide post, 700m south west of Trevenning village
• Three stone hut circles with adjacent prehistoric field wall 660m north-west of Higher Langdon Farm
• Banked cairn on Browngelly Downs, 880m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
• Wayside cross 135m north west of The Cockpit in Boconnoc Park
• Bowl barrow 780m east of Penventon
• Lantern cross and grave slab immediately south of St Bartholomew's Church
• Wayside cross called Killboy Cross
• Two round cairns, three enclosed and two open stone hut circle settlements, a rectangular enclosure and a medieval longhouse to the south of Carburrow Tor
• Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage
• Prehistoric settlements and field system with adjacent medieval settlement, field systems, boundaries and tin streamworks on the Brown Gelly Downs
• An early Christian memorial stone at Lancarffe
• Motte and bailey castle called Cardinham Castle
• Medieval tenement boundary between Louden Hill and King Arthur's Downs
• Wayside cross at Polmenna, 730m north east of Ley Green Farm
• Fenton Pits Cross, 210m WSW of Penburthen Farm
• Four bowl barrows north of Greymare Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort with outwork and outlying stone hut circle known as Berry Castle
• Helland Bridge
• Wayside cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard
• Carminow Cross, south east of Bodmin
• Ornamented cross shaft at Glynn
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort, stone hut circle settlement and field system at Helman Tor
• Linear boundary called the Giant's Hedge
• Bowl barrow 230m south west of Middle Taphouse Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Trezance Holy Well and chapel enclosure
• Treslea Cross, 750m ENE of Cardinham Church
• Barrow group on Greenbarrow Downs
• Animal pound called Crowpound
• Two wayside crosses in the grounds of Trewardale 34m WSW of the house
• King Arthur's Hall
• Roman fortlet 440m south west of Restormel Farm
• Platform cairn 450m WSW of Colquite Farm
• St Ingunger Cross, 240m south-east of St Ingunger Farm
• Holy well near St James' Chapel
• Round barrow W of Dozmary Pool
• Temple Old Bridge with adjacent ford and causeway
• Cairn 485m WSW of Colquite Farm
• Medieval chapel of St Thomas Becket 45m east of the church, Priory Road in Bodmin
• Prehistoric standing stone, medieval wayside cross and cross base and post-medieval guide post at Longstone
• Five bowl barrows 550m north of Trewindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Large multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle Canyke', 375m SSW of Castle Canyke Farmhouse
• Hut circle village 330yds (300m) W of West Northwood Farm
• Lerryn Bridge
• Small multivallate hillfort on Bury Down, 530m north-east of South Park
• Three bowl barrows 215m south east of Beech Lawn, which form part of a larger round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows 570m north east of Trewindle
• Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge
• Medieval wayside cross at Blisland
• Two bowl barrows 70m north west and 50m south east of Tor View at Middle Taphouse
• Cross head N of Tregony Farm
• Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Lantern cross 60m north east of Lancarffe
• Wayside cross 120m north west of Callywith
• Wayside cross 200m north west of Trethew
• Medieval wayside cross 300m NW of Trevorry Farm
• Ring cairn 295m north west of Candra
• Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 625m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
• Medieval churchyard cross 20m south of the Church of St Bruerdus, Churchtown
• Cross near Deviock Cottage
• Bowl barrow known as Council Barrow
• Crewel Cross, at No Man's Land
• Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 825m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
• Iron Age defended settlement called Penhargard Castle