Penberth Cove
Penberth Cove is a Area in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Penberth Cove including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
The area around Penberth Cove's best hiking areas can be found at Tehidy.
There are a several good country parks in the Penberth Cove area like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
The area around Penberth Cove features a number of interesting towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
Kit Hill Country Park is one of Penberth Cove's best, nearby hills to visit in Penberth Cove.
Don't miss Cremyll, and Botallack's villages if visiting the area around Penberth Cove.
There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Penberth Cove like Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Airports to visit near Penberth Cove include Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Penberth Cove History
There are some historic monuments around Penberth Cove:
- Boskenna Cross
- Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
- Trevescan Cross 340m SSW of Sennen Church
- Wayside cross in St Sennen's churchyard, 6m north of the church
- Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
- Holy well called Madron Well
- Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
- Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
- Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
- Market cross
- Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
- Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
- Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
- Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
- Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
- Round called Lesingey Round
- Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
- Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
- Boleigh fogou
- Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
- Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
- Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
- Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
- Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
- Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
- Botrea barrows
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
- Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
- Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
- Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
- Round called Lescudjack Castle
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
- Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Long stone W of Boswens Common
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
- Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point
- Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
- Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
- Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
- Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
- Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
- Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
- Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
- Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Promontory fort called Kenidjack Castle
- Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
- A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
- Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
- Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
- Field system on Dry Carn
- Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
- Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
- Field system on Truthwall Common
- Cross slab at parish church
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
- Medieval chapel called St Helen's Chapel with a dwelling and enclosure at Cape Cornwall
- Standing stone 230m west of the Old Manor
- Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
- Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
- Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
- Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
- St Buryan churchtown cross
- The Ballowall Barrow incorporating entrance grave, cairn, ritual pits and cists 420m WSW of Bollowal Farm
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
- Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
- Kerris Cross
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
- Round cairn on Carn Polpry
- Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
- Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
- An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
- Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel
- Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
- Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
- Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
- An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
- Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- Porthgwarra Ullies
- Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
- Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
- Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
- Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
- Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
- The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
- Wayside cross-head in St Sennen's churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
- Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
- Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
- Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
- Boskenna Gate Cross
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
- Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
- Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
- Medieval wayside cross at Paul
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
- Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
- Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
- Round called Trewern Round
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
- Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
- Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
- Cliff castle known as Maen Castle
Places to see near Penberth Cove
Lakes near Penberth Cove
Rivers near Penberth Cove
- 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
