Michaelstow is a Town in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Michaelstow

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

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Michaelstow like Tehidy.

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are some of Michaelstow best country parks to visit near Michaelstow.

The area around Michaelstow features a number of interesting towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Places near Michaelstow feature a number of interesting hills including Kit Hill Country Park.

Cremyll, and Botallack are some of Michaelstow best villages to visit near Michaelstow.

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is one of Michaelstow's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Michaelstow.

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

Michaelstow History

There are some historic monuments around Michaelstow:

• Round cairn 312m north-west of Showery Tor
• Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage
• Early medieval decorated and inscribed wayside cross shaft and base on Waterpit Down, 250m WSW of Hallwell Barton Bungalow
• The Middle Moor Cross, 230m north-east of Camperdown Farm
• Medieval wayside cross at Fenterleigh crossroads, 750m south-east of Bossiney
• Two stone hut circles 130m south east of Highsteps
• The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown Farm
• Polrode Cross in St Kew churchyard, 3m east of the church
• Two small stone circles 530m ESE of King Arthur's Hall
• Medieval tenement boundary with adjacent medieval field north of Dinnever Hill
• Three platform cairns 320m south-east of Moorgate
• Round 410m west of Kenningstockmill
• Two adjoining prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 960m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Churchyard cross in Cardinham churchyard, 5m south of the church
• Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 30m east of the church
• Bowl barrow 490m SSW of Tregatherall Farm
• Ring cairn 295m north west of Candra
• Large regular stone circle 560m north east of Leaze
• Round 275m SSE of Little Delinuth
• Fernacre stone circle and two outlying stones
• Wayside cross known as Peverell's Cross
• Slight univallate hillfort with outworks containing a medieval chapel and beacon at Helsbury Castle
• Hut circle group and enclosure NE of Carwen
• Trevenning Cross and post-medieval guide post, 700m south west of Trevenning village
• Round cairn 417m north-west of Showery Tor
• Bury Castle
• Kerbed cairn 500m east of Casehill
• Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate
• Stannon Stone Circle, prehistoric field system, hut circle settlement, cairns, cist, linear boundaries and medieval building north of Dinnever Hill
• Trezance Holy Well and chapel enclosure
• Two hut circles 400m WSW of Furhouse
• Part of an early-Christian cemetery 65m north west of Tintagel church
• Prehistoric ring cairn 810m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Medieval churchyard cross in Michaelstow churchyard
• Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system 940m north east of Newton
• Tor cairn on Showery Tor
• Neolithic long cairn north-east of Louden Hill
• Romano-British and early medieval settlement, medieval church, castle and associated features on Tintagel Island and adjoining mainland
• Job's Cross, medieval wayside cross 500m north east of Trewethern
• Large regular stone circle called the Trippet Stones
• The Prior's Cross at Washaway
• Lantern cross 60m north east of Lancarffe
• Round called Castle Goff
• Prehistoric embanked platform cairn and linear boundary with superimposed medieval boundary and adjacent clearance cairn on Dinnever Hill
• Prehistoric house platform on south-east Roughtor, 985m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Trevena Cross
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Pencarrow, 130m SSE of Pencarrow House
• Three bowl barrows 250m north east of Lowermoor
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Higher Lank Farm 10m south of the farm house
• Round cairn 180m north of Trevarthian
• Killibury Castle later Prehistoric hillfort
• Three bowl barrows 130m east of Starapark Farm
• Dovecote 35m south of the Vicarage, Tintagel
• Wayside cross at Trevia Walls
• Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit
• Wayside cross 120m north west of Callywith
• Chapel Amble Cross in St Kew churchyard, 30m north west of the church
• Prehistoric standing stone 695m north-west of Showery Tor
• An early Christian memorial stone 380m south east of Worthyvale Manor
• The Trevia Cross, at Sportsmans
• Medieval wayside cross at Blisland
• St Bellarmin's Chapel
• Prehistoric and medieval settlements with fields and enclosures together with Bronze Age cairns and medieval alluvial streamwork at Garrow Tor
• Bowl barrow 200m west of Tresplatt Farm
• Bowl barrow 420m south east of Higher Parkwalls
• Platform cairn on Dinnever Hill, 510m north of Camperdown Farm
• Three prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 1km NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Stone hut circle north of Dinnever Hill, 200m WNW of the Stannon Stone Circle
• Standing stone 415m south west of Moorgate called 'Long Stone'
• Five prehistoric round cairns and a ring cairn 920m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Round barrow cemetery including Tich Barrow 730m north east of Trehane Pool
• Medieval tenement boundary between Louden Hill and King Arthur's Downs
• Three wayside crosses in St Julitta's churchyard
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort with incorporated and adjacent cairns, chamber and medieval chapel on the summit ridge of Rough Tor and Little Rough Tor
• Roughtor holy well, 333m south-west of Showery Tor
• Churchyard cross in the cemetery at St Teath, 60m north west of the church
• Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Slight univallate hillfort in Dunmere Wood 235m WNW of Crabb's Pool
• Cross head N of Tregony Farm
• Prehistoric to post-medieval funerary, ritual and settlement remains on and around Louden Hill
• Bowl barrow called Condolden Barrow
• Bowl barrow 60m west of Crowdy Reservoir dam
• Barrow group on Greenbarrow Downs
• Small multivallate hillfort called Tregeare Rounds
• Hut circles 330yds (300m) SW of Henneward
• Treslea Downs Cross 300m west of Mount
• Holy well near St James' Chapel
• Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra
• Small multivallate hillfort with outworks known as Pencarrow Rounds
• Wayside cross 220m north west of Steppes Farm
• Cross near Deviock Cottage
• Hut circle 440yds (400m) SW of Candra
• Hut circles near New Hall
• Iron Age defended settlement called Penhargard Castle
• Prehistoric cairns and field boundary 450m south of the Louden Stone Circle
• The Castle Goff Stone and Valley Truckle Cross in St Julitta's churchyard
• Holy Well 100m north east of St David's church
• Two early Christian memorial stones 195m north of Welltown
• Prehistoric round cairn with inner and outer kerbs and a central cist 485m WNW of Showery Tor
• Round cairn 460m north of Showery Tor
• Prehistoric standing stone, medieval wayside cross and cross base and post-medieval guide post at Longstone
• Prehistoric irregular field system with incorporated cairnfield and round cairn 1.08km north-west of Showery Tor
• Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, and religious and funerary remains on the middle and lower slopes west and south of Roughtor
• Helland Bridge
• Round cairn 625m north-west of Showery Tor
• Cross 410m north east of Tregrylls
• Holy well in Michaelstow churchyard
• Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor
• Round cairn 567m north-west of Showery Tor
• Prehistoric round cairn 865m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• The Three Holes Cross 550m west of Sandylands Farm
• Three bowl barrows, 60m and 250m south and 500m south west of Nettings Park
• Prehistoric linear boundary, adjacent irregular aggregate field system and hut circles, incorporated cairns and medieval grave on north-west Roughtor
• St Protus's Cross, 330m east of Blisland church
• Henge with stone circle called the Stripple Stones and adjacent bowl barrow 415m south east of Hawk's Tor
• Kerbed cairn on Alex Tor
• Prehistoric stone setting 62m north-west of the Stannon Stone Circle
• Motte castle known as Bossiney Castle
• Early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross in Cardinham churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Medieval wayside cross in St Mabyn churchyard
• Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor
• Round cairn with central cist capstone and inner kerb 935m north-east of Camperdown Farm
• Motte and bailey castle called Cardinham Castle
• King Arthur's Hall
• Rock art at Rocky Valley, 150m north of Trevillett Mill
• Medieval churchyard cross 20m south of the Church of St Bruerdus, Churchtown
• Treslea Cross, 750m ENE of Cardinham Church
• Trequite Cross, at Trequite village
• Two wayside crosses in the grounds of Trewardale 34m WSW of the house
• An early Christian memorial stone at Lancarffe
• Bowl barrow known as Council Barrow
• Four prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 938m NNW of Fernacre Farm