Pencoys is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Pencoys

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

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

There are a several good country parks in the Pencoys area like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are great places to visit near Pencoys if you like towns.

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

There are a number of villages near Pencoys including Cremyll, and Botallack.

Don't miss Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's historic buildings if visiting the area around Pencoys.

Pencoys has some unmissable airports nearby like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Pencoys History

There are some historic monuments around Pencoys:

• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• Coastguard look-out tower and landmark 240m north of Portreath Harbour
• Wayside cross at the junction between Cross Street and Church Street, Helston
• Round 220m south east of The Level House
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Peevor
• Round, medieval chapel, burial ground and standing cross 60m south east of Merthyr Uny House
• Romano-British defended settlement 340m ESE of Grambla
• Gunpowder works at Kennall Vale
• Bowl barrow 125m south of St Peter's Church at Three Burrows
• Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
• Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance
• Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen
• Part of the mining complex at South Condurrow and Wheal Grenville Mines, 410m south west of Newton Moor Farm
• Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn
• Holy well at Trelill, 190m ENE of Trelill House
• Wayside cross in Gwennap churchyard
• Wayside cross at Nanjarrow
• Wayside cross and cross-base in Camborne churchyard, 10m south west of the church
• Bowl barrow at Tolvan Cross
• Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
• Wheal Busy
• Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Bowl barrow 325m south of Hurlingbarrow
• Wayside cross at Trenethick Barton
• Roman milestone at Mynheer Farm
• Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan
• The remains of the Chapel of St Ia and adjacent cell
• Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House
• Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street
• Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church
• Churchyard cross in St Illogan churchyard
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• Iron Age defended settlement 550m east of Feadon Farm
• Bowl barrow immediately north west of Mingoose Plantation
• Later prehistoric to Roman round and enclosures with medieval field system 260m west of Coosewartha Farm
• Neolithic hilltop enclosure with later settlement and defensive structures, a prehistoric field system, a medieval castle and deer park and mineral workings on Carn Brea
• Small stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' 60m east of Carthew House
• Two wayside crosses 200m south of Scorrier House
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• Wayside cross 95m ESE of Trevales House
• Wayside Cross at Camborne Park Recreation Ground
• Round 205m south of Goongillings
• Wayside cross on Whitcross Hill, immediately north of Seaview Terrace
• Minor Romano British villa 100m south east of Magor Farm
• Gunpowder storage complex at Kennall Vale
• Round in North Cliff Plantation 800yds (730m) NW of Tehidy Hospital
• Round 520m north west of Trevissick Farm
• Trevena Cross
• Wayside cross in Camborne churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance
• The Tolgus arsenic works 80m south east of East Tolgus House
• Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine
• Round 280m south west of Trebowland
• Bowl barrow in Mingoose Plantation
• Kerbed cairn called Hangman's Barrow
• Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor
• Part of a cliff castle called Crane Castle
• Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard
• Bell barrow 520m west of Pendown
• Wayside cross 290m west of Trevales Farm
• Three bowl barrows 245m north west of Gregwartha Cottage
• Cross 140yds (130m) E of Pendarves Farm
• Wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard
• Betty Adit tailings works, 170m south west of Harley Farm
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Cornubia Farm
• Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm
• Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm
• The Three Burrows
• Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
• Bowl barrow 230m east of Trewirgie Farm
• A holed stone known as 'The Tolvan Stone' at Tolvan Cross
• Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 500m north and 510m north east of Two Burrows Farm
• Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm
• The Four Burrows
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• East Pool Mine
• Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm
• Three wayside crosses 235m south east of Bosvathick
• Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm