Mousehole is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Mousehole postcode: TR19 6PQ

Retail in Mousehole

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

The area around Mousehole's best hiking areas can be found at Tehidy.

Mousehole's best nearby country parks can be found at Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Mousehole's best nearby towns can be found at Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

Mousehole has some unmissable villages nearby like Cremyll, and Botallack.

Places near Mousehole feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a number of airports near Mousehole including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Mousehole History

There are some historic monuments around Mousehole:

• Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
• Market cross
• Holy well called Madron Well
• Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
• Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
• Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
• Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
• Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
• Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
• Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
• Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
• Circular enclosure 385m NE of Higher Trenowin
• Standing stone 140m north west of Beersheba Farm
• Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
• Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
• Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
• Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
• A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
• Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
• Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
• Tregurtha Downs mine complex
• Round called Lesingey Round
• Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
• Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
• Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
• Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
• Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
• Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
• Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
• St Buryan churchtown cross
• Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
• Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
• Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
• Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
• Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
• Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
• Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
• Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
• Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
• Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
• Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
• Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
• Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
• Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
• Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
• Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
• Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
• Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
• Neolithic hilltop enclosure and Iron Age defended settlement known as Trencrom Castle
• Round 450yds (405m) NW of Lower Chellew Farm
• A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
• Croftoe British village
• Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
• Boskenna Cross
• Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
• Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
• Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
• Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
• Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
• Sea Lane Cross, Lelant
• Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
• Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
• Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
• Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
• Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
• Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
• Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
• Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
• Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
• Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
• Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
• Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
• Boskenna Gate Cross
• Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 6m south of the church
• Wayside cross called Crowlas Cross, 230m north east of Lower Tregender
• Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
• Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
• Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey
• Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
• Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
• An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
• Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
• Round 340m south east of Trevean
• Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
• Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
• Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
• Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
• Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
• Round called Trewern Round
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 10m south east of the church
• Boleigh fogou
• Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
• Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
• Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
• Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
• Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
• Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 8m east of the church
• Treen Common stone circle
• Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
• Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
• Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
• The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
• Medieval wayside cross at Whitecross, near Crowlas
• Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
• Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
• Watermill near Bosigran Castle
• Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
• Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
• Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
• Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
• Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
• An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard
• Four crosses on St Michael's Mount
• Round called Lescudjack Castle
• Cross at Treassowe
• Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
• Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
• Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
• Brunnion Cross, at Brunnion Carn
• Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
• Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
• Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
• Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
• Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
• Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
• Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
• Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
• Medieval wayside cross at Paul
• Kerris Cross
• Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
• Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
• Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
• The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
• Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
• Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
• Botrea barrows
• Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
• Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
• Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
• Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm