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.

Little Downs's best nearby country parks can be found at Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Little Downs boasts some of the best towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

The area close to Little Downs boasts some of the best hills including Kit Hill Country Park.

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

Historic Buildings to visit near Little Downs include Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are great places to visit near Little Downs if you like airports.

Little Downs History

There are some historic monuments around Little Downs:

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