Mayon is a village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Mayon

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

Hiking Areas to visit near Mayon include Tehidy.

There are a several good country parks in the Mayon area like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are great places to visit near Mayon if you like towns.

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

Don't miss Cremyll, and Botallack's villages if visiting the area around Mayon.

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

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

Mayon History

There are some historic monuments around Mayon:

• Field system on Truthwall Common
• An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
• Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
• Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
• Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
• Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
• Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
• A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
• Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
• Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
• The Ballowall Barrow incorporating entrance grave, cairn, ritual pits and cists 420m WSW of Bollowal Farm
• Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
• Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
• Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Cross slab at parish church
• Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
• Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
• Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
• Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
• Standing stone 230m west of the Old Manor
• Boskenna Gate Cross
• Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
• Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
• Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
• Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
• Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
• Boskenna Cross
• Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
• Long stone W of Boswens Common
• Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
• Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
• Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
• Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
• Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
• Porthgwarra Ullies
• Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
• Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
• Trevescan Cross 340m SSW of Sennen Church
• Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
• Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
• Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
• Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
• Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
• Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
• Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
• Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
• Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
• Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
• Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
• Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
• Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point
• Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
• The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
• Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
• Croftoe British village
• Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
• Field system on Dry Carn
• Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
• Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
• Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley
• Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
• Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
• Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
• Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
• Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
• Higher Levant Mine
• Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
• Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
• Promontory fort called Kenidjack Castle
• Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
• Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
• Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
• Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
• Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
• Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
• Geevor Mine
• Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
• Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
• Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
• Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
• Round called Trewern Round
• Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
• Cliff castle known as Maen Castle
• Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
• Wayside cross in St Sennen's churchyard, 6m north of the church
• Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
• Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
• Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
• Round 340m south east of Trevean
• Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
• Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
• Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
• Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
• Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
• Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
• Wayside cross-head in St Sennen's churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Medieval chapel called St Helen's Chapel with a dwelling and enclosure at Cape Cornwall
• Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
• Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
• Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
• Botrea barrows
• Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
• Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
• Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
• An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
• Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
• St Buryan churchtown cross
• Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
• Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
• Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
• Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
• Round cairn on Carn Polpry
• Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
• Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
• Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
• Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
• Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
• Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel
• Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
• Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
• Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
• Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
• Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
• Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
• Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
• Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
• Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
• Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
• Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen