Madron
Madron is a Town in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Madron including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
There are a number of hiking areas near to Madron including Tehidy.
There are a number of country parks near Madron including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
The area around Madron features a number of interesting towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
The area close to Madron boasts some of the best hills including Kit Hill Country Park.
Villages to visit near Madron include Cremyll, and Botallack.
Madron is near some unmissable historic buildings like Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park,
There are a number of airports near Madron including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Madron History
There are some historic monuments around Madron:
- Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
- Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
- Holy well called Madron Well
- Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
- Rectangular enclosures 700yds (640m) E of Tregerthen
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
- Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
- Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
- Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
- Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
- Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
- Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
- Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
- Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
- Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
- Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
- An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
- Four crosses on St Michael's Mount
- Round 340m south east of Trevean
- Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
- Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
- Round called Trewern Round
- Hut circle settlement at Sperris Croft 500yds (460m) SE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Medieval chapel called Chapel Jane
- Treen Common stone circle
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
- Medieval wayside cross at Whitecross, near Crowlas
- Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
- Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
- Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- Bowl barrow 260m SSE of Zennor Quoit
- Market cross
- Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
- Round 450yds (405m) NW of Lower Chellew Farm
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
- Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
- Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
- Field system on Truthwall Common
- Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
- The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
- Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
- Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
- Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
- Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
- Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
- Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
- Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
- Boskenna Cross
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
- Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
- Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Cross at Treassowe
- The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
- Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 10m south east of the church
- Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
- Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Botrea barrows
- Round called Lesingey Round
- Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
- Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
- Wayside cross immediately south of St Towennicus' Church
- Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
- Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
- Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
- Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
- Hut circles, Higher Bussow
- Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
- Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
- Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
- Churchyard cross in St Ia's churchyard
- Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
- Boskenna Gate Cross
- Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
- Penbeagle Cross
- Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
- Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
- A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
- Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
- Two kerbed cairns on Trendrine Hill
- A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
- Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
- Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
- Boleigh fogou
- Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey
- Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
- St Buryan churchtown cross
- Promontory Fort called Trereen Dinas
- Wayside cross called Crowlas Cross, 230m north east of Lower Tregender
- Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
- Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
- Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
- Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
- Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
- Dovecote called the 'Culver House', 330m SSW of Lower Bussow Farm
- Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
- Croftoe British village
- Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
- Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
- Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Two cist graves 500yds (460m) NE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
- Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
- Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit
- Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
- Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
- Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
- Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Medieval wayside cross at Paul
- Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
- Brunnion Cross, at Brunnion Carn
- Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
- An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
- Kerris Cross
- Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
- Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Standing stone 140m north west of Beersheba Farm
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
- Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
- Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
- Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
- Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
- Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
- Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
- Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
- Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
- Round called Lescudjack Castle
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
- Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
- Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
- Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
- Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
- Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
- Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
- Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
- Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
- Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
- Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
- Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
- Field system on Dry Carn
- Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
- Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
- Circular enclosure 385m NE of Higher Trenowin
- Watermill near Bosigran Castle
- Neolithic hilltop enclosure and Iron Age defended settlement known as Trencrom Castle
- Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
- Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 6m south of the church
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
- Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
- An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard
- Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
- Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
- Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 8m east of the church
- Long stone W of Boswens Common
- Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
Places to see near Madron
Lakes near Madron
Rivers near Madron
- 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
