Mevagissey is a Town in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Mevagissey

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

There are a number of hiking areas near to Mevagissey including Tehidy.

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are great places to visit near Mevagissey if you like country parks.

There are a number of towns near Mevagissey including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

Villages to visit near Mevagissey include Cremyll, and Botallack.

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

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

Mevagissey History

There are some historic monuments around Mevagissey:

• Earlier prehistoric hillfort and round cairn at St Stephen's Beacon
• Standing stone 135m north west of Menear Farm
• Promontory fort at Black Head
• Wayside cross, 6m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Medieval cross base at St Ewe
• Wayside cross at Beacon Cross, 265m east of Lanuah
• Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard
• Part of the china clay works known as Wheal Martyn
• Defensive enclosure at Castle Hill
• Fair Cross, 420m WNW of Tregidgeo Farm
• Wayside cross 35m south of Heligan House
• The Biscovey Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft 1m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Wayside cross in Holy Trinity Church churchyard
• Tregargus stone grinding mill No 2
• Part of a mining complex at South Polgooth Mine
• Chapel Well, Towan
• Small multivallate hillfort 230m south-east of Great Prideaux
• Medieval wayside cross base 550m WNW of Lanhadron Farm
• Round 310m east of Carloggas Moor Farm
• Round called Castle Gotha
• Menacuddle Well
• Standing stone called the 'Long Stone' in the grounds of Penrice School
• Bowl barrow 875m SSE of Bodrugan Barton
• Sticker Camp later Prehistoric-Roman round
• Later prehistoric cliff castle, two prehistoric round barrows, medieval field system, and associated remains on Dodman Point