Michaelstow
Michaelstow is a Town in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Michaelstow including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
Places near Michaelstow feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Tehidy.
Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are great places to visit near Michaelstow if you like country parks.
There are a several good towns in the Michaelstow area like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
There are a several good hills in the area around Michaelstow like Kit Hill Country Park.
Don't miss Cremyll, and Botallack's villages if visiting the area around Michaelstow.
Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is one of Michaelstow's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Michaelstow.
Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are great places to visit near Michaelstow if you like airports.
Michaelstow History
There are some historic monuments around Michaelstow:
- Prehistoric standing stone 695m north-west of Showery Tor
- Medieval wayside cross in St Mabyn churchyard
- Wayside cross in the grounds of Higher Lank Farm 10m south of the farm house
- Round cairn 567m north-west of Showery Tor
- Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra
- The Trevia Cross, at Sportsmans
- Prehistoric to post-medieval funerary, ritual and settlement remains on and around Louden Hill
- King Arthur's Hall
- Round cairn 460m north of Showery Tor
- Treslea Cross, 750m ENE of Cardinham Church
- Ring cairn 295m north west of Candra
- Prehistoric irregular field system with incorporated cairnfield and round cairn 1.08km north-west of Showery Tor
- Three bowl barrows, 60m and 250m south and 500m south west of Nettings Park
- Round cairn 180m north of Trevarthian
- Three wayside crosses in St Julitta's churchyard
- Trezance Holy Well and chapel enclosure
- Prehistoric stone setting 62m north-west of the Stannon Stone Circle
- Platform cairn on Dinnever Hill, 510m north of Camperdown Farm
- Trevenning Cross and post-medieval guide post, 700m south west of Trevenning village
- Slight univallate hillfort with outworks containing a medieval chapel and beacon at Helsbury Castle
- Trequite Cross, at Trequite village
- Round 275m SSE of Little Delinuth
- Bowl barrow 200m west of Tresplatt Farm
- Medieval churchyard cross 20m south of the Church of St Bruerdus, Churchtown
- Hut circle 440yds (400m) SW of Candra
- Prehistoric round cairn with inner and outer kerbs and a central cist 485m WNW of Showery Tor
- Round called Castle Goff
- Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, and religious and funerary remains on the middle and lower slopes west and south of Roughtor
- Dovecote 35m south of the Vicarage, Tintagel
- Prehistoric house platform on south-east Roughtor, 985m NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Cross head N of Tregony Farm
- Round cairn 312m north-west of Showery Tor
- Job's Cross, medieval wayside cross 500m north east of Trewethern
- The Prior's Cross at Washaway
- Holy well in Michaelstow churchyard
- Roughtor holy well, 333m south-west of Showery Tor
- The Middle Moor Cross, 230m north-east of Camperdown Farm
- Holy well near St James' Chapel
- Motte and bailey castle called Cardinham Castle
- An early Christian memorial stone at Lancarffe
- Round barrow cemetery including Tich Barrow 730m north east of Trehane Pool
- Round 410m west of Kenningstockmill
- Two wayside crosses in the grounds of Trewardale 34m WSW of the house
- Rock art at Rocky Valley, 150m north of Trevillett Mill
- Three bowl barrows 130m east of Starapark Farm
- Early medieval decorated and inscribed wayside cross shaft and base on Waterpit Down, 250m WSW of Hallwell Barton Bungalow
- Killibury Castle later Prehistoric hillfort
- Prehistoric linear boundary, adjacent irregular aggregate field system and hut circles, incorporated cairns and medieval grave on north-west Roughtor
- Two small stone circles 530m ESE of King Arthur's Hall
- Motte castle known as Bossiney Castle
- Medieval churchyard cross in Michaelstow churchyard
- Prehistoric cairns and field boundary 450m south of the Louden Stone Circle
- Polrode Cross in St Kew churchyard, 3m east of the church
- Prehistoric standing stone, medieval wayside cross and cross base and post-medieval guide post at Longstone
- Stannon Stone Circle, prehistoric field system, hut circle settlement, cairns, cist, linear boundaries and medieval building north of Dinnever Hill
- Two hut circles 400m WSW of Furhouse
- Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor
- Three platform cairns 320m south-east of Moorgate
- Churchyard cross in the cemetery at St Teath, 60m north west of the church
- Medieval wayside cross at Fenterleigh crossroads, 750m south-east of Bossiney
- Large regular stone circle called the Trippet Stones
- Tor cairn on Showery Tor
- Trevena Cross
- Hut circle group and enclosure NE of Carwen
- Iron Age defended settlement called Penhargard Castle
- Barrow group on Greenbarrow Downs
- Four prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 938m NNW of Fernacre Farm
- 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
- Three prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 1km NNW of Fernacre Farm
- St Bellarmin's Chapel
- Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 30m east of the church
- Hut circles 330yds (300m) SW of Henneward
- The Castle Goff Stone and Valley Truckle Cross in St Julitta's churchyard
- Bowl barrow 60m west of Crowdy Reservoir dam
- Treslea Downs Cross 300m west of Mount
- The Three Holes Cross 550m west of Sandylands Farm
- Wayside cross 120m north west of Callywith
- Wayside cross at Trevia Walls
- Prehistoric ring cairn 810m NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Bury Castle
- An early Christian memorial stone 380m south east of Worthyvale Manor
- Kerbed cairn on Alex Tor
- Hut circles near New Hall
- Romano-British and early medieval settlement, medieval church, castle and associated features on Tintagel Island and adjoining mainland
- Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage
- Stone hut circle north of Dinnever Hill, 200m WNW of the Stannon Stone Circle
- Round cairn with central cist capstone and inner kerb 935m north-east of Camperdown Farm
- Prehistoric embanked platform cairn and linear boundary with superimposed medieval boundary and adjacent clearance cairn on Dinnever Hill
- Two stone hut circles 130m south east of Highsteps
- Standing stone 415m south west of Moorgate called 'Long Stone'
- Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate
- Cross near Deviock Cottage
- Prehistoric round cairn 865m NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Small multivallate hillfort called Tregeare Rounds
- Slight univallate hillfort in Dunmere Wood 235m WNW of Crabb's Pool
- Bowl barrow 490m SSW of Tregatherall Farm
- Medieval wayside cross at Blisland
- The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown Farm
- Prehistoric and medieval settlements with fields and enclosures together with Bronze Age cairns and medieval alluvial streamwork at Garrow Tor
- Two early Christian memorial stones 195m north of Welltown
- Kerbed cairn 500m east of Casehill
- Wayside cross known as Peverell's Cross
- Earlier prehistoric hillfort with incorporated and adjacent cairns, chamber and medieval chapel on the summit ridge of Rough Tor and Little Rough Tor
- Cross 410m north east of Tregrylls
- Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor
- Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit
- Part of an early-Christian cemetery 65m north west of Tintagel church
- Medieval tenement boundary between Louden Hill and King Arthur's Downs
- Five prehistoric round cairns and a ring cairn 920m NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Churchyard cross in Cardinham churchyard, 5m south of the church
- Early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross in Cardinham churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Chapel Amble Cross in St Kew churchyard, 30m north west of the church
- Lantern cross 60m north east of Lancarffe
- Fernacre stone circle and two outlying stones
- Bowl barrow known as Council Barrow
- Holy Well 100m north east of St David's church
- Round cairn 625m north-west of Showery Tor
- Two adjoining prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 960m NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Bowl barrow 420m south east of Higher Parkwalls
- Large regular stone circle 560m north east of Leaze
- Helland Bridge
- Three bowl barrows 250m north east of Lowermoor
- Neolithic long cairn north-east of Louden Hill
- Small multivallate hillfort with outworks known as Pencarrow Rounds
- Round cairn 417m north-west of Showery Tor
- Wayside cross in the grounds of Pencarrow, 130m SSE of Pencarrow House
- Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Wayside cross 220m north west of Steppes Farm
- Medieval tenement boundary with adjacent medieval field north of Dinnever Hill
- Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system 940m north east of Newton
- Bowl barrow called Condolden Barrow
Places to see near Michaelstow
Lakes near Michaelstow
Rivers near Michaelstow
- 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
