Penrest is a Area in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Penrest

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

Don't miss Tehidy's hiking areas if visiting the area around Penrest.

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

The area around Penrest boasts some of the best towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

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

Penrest is near some unmissable historic buildings like Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park,

Don't miss Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport's airports if visiting the area around Penrest.

Penrest History

There are some historic monuments around Penrest:

• Prehistoric round cairn 865m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Prehistoric standing stone 695m north-west of Showery Tor
• Three barrows 550m ENE of Cansford
• Prehistoric house platform on south-east Roughtor, 985m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Earthwork on Hill Down 500yds (450m) WSW of Tresparrett Posts
• Anderton Mill Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m north of the church
• Two bowl barrows 625m south of Greystone Farm
• Vincent Mine Cross
• Round cairn 312m north-west of Showery Tor
• Later Prehistoric to Roman round 500m NE of West Carne Farm
• Medieval wayside cross 320m south west of Higher Trevivian
• The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown Farm
• Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, and religious and funerary remains on the middle and lower slopes west and south of Roughtor
• Bowl barrow 120m south west of Horizon View
• Wayside cross 620m south west of Basil Farm
• Wayside cross in Lesnewth churchyard
• Bowl barrow 410m east of Wainhouse Corner
• Iron Age defended settlement 425m west of Trebray
• Two bowl barrows 380m north of Beckaveans, one of which is called 'The Beacon'
• Round (or petal) cairn on the summit of Leskernick Hill
• Round cairn 567m north-west of Showery Tor
• Four prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 938m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Round cairn 460m north of Showery Tor
• Deserted medieval settlement 1125m WNW of Canaglaze
• Bowl barrow 110m north of Whitehill Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Three platform cairns 320m south-east of Moorgate
• Round barrow cemetery on Wilsey Down
• Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate
• Tor cairn on Showery Tor
• Five bowl barrows south of Newton Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Stannon Stone Circle, prehistoric field system, hut circle settlement, cairns, cist, linear boundaries and medieval building north of Dinnever Hill
• Round 800m south east of Pengold Farm
• Round 310m south of Mill Farm
• Wayside cross 110m SSW of Youlstone
• Bowl barrow 490m SSW of Tregatherall Farm
• Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system 940m north east of Newton
• Prehistoric round cairn with inner and outer kerbs and a central cist 485m WNW of Showery Tor
• Penhallam medieval moated manor house, 360m south west of Ashbury Camp
• Round cairn 417m north-west of Showery Tor
• Iron Age defended settlement 170m north west of Cargurra
• Three prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 1km NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Neolithic long cairn north-east of Louden Hill
• Two bowl barrows 660m south west of Whitehill Cottage, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Round cairn 625m north-west of Showery Tor
• Platform cairn with rim bank and central cairn, and a secondary cairn, on the summit of Carne Down
• Prehistoric to post-medieval funerary, ritual and settlement remains on and around Louden Hill
• Tregatheral Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Leskernick north stone circle
• Medieval longhouse settlement (known locally as Lamlavery), and an associated field system
• Animal pound 90m ENE of Pound Cot
• Motte castle 80m north west of the church at Week St Mary
• Fernacre stone circle and two outlying stones
• Hut circles 330yds (300m) SW of Henneward
• Bowl barrow 700m east of Tregray Farm
• Medieval long-house with adjacent enclosure 1.44km NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Cross 410m north east of Tregrylls
• Prehistoric ring cairn 810m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Two adjoining prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 960m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor
• Large multivallate hillfort called Warbstow Bury and a pillow mound known as the Giant's Grave
• A round on Tregearedown Beacon, 295m north east of the Nook
• Three bowl barrows, 60m and 250m south and 500m south west of Nettings Park
• Medieval wayside cross head 75m east of Newpark
• Standing stone 415m south west of Moorgate called 'Long Stone'
• Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit
• Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor
• Prehistoric stone setting 62m north-west of the Stannon Stone Circle
• Bowl barrow 660m north east of Tresoke
• Five prehistoric round cairns and a ring cairn 920m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Wayside cross 290m north west of Basill
• Wayside cross 120m north of Basill
• Multi-span bridge called Trerithick Bridge
• Wayside cross in Tresmeer churchyard
• Leskernick stone alignment
• Wayside cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Leskernick south stone circle
• Rectangular enclosures 520m west of Rosecare Villa Farm
• Prehistoric coaxial and regular field systems, incorporated hut circles and adjacent deserted medieval settlement, droveway and long house on Tregune Farm
• Bowl barrow 200m west of Tresplatt Farm
• Two Bronze Age settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone on the south and western slopes of Leskernick Hill
• Barrow 90m E of Trelay Farm
• Medieval wayside cross on Laneast Downs, 270m SSW of High Hall Farm
• Roughtor holy well, 333m south-west of Showery Tor
• Six cairns on Buttern Hill
• Wayside cross 315m north of The Old Rectory, Altarnun
• Bowl barrow 250m north west of Newpark
• St Clether's Chapel and Holy Well
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort with incorporated and adjacent cairns, chamber and medieval chapel on the summit ridge of Rough Tor and Little Rough Tor
• Stone hut circle north of Dinnever Hill, 200m WNW of the Stannon Stone Circle
• Holy Well 100m north east of St David's church
• Ashbury Camp later prehistoric multivallate hillfort
• Cross 470m north of Lambrenny
• Part of a bowl barrow called Headon Barrow
• Stone hut circle 525m SW of West Carne Farm
• Promontory fort N of village
• Two hut circles 400m WSW of Furhouse
• Round 260m south west of Trengayor
• Three bowl barrows 600m south east of Small Hill Barton
• Round cairn with central cist capstone and inner kerb 935m north-east of Camperdown Farm
• Prehistoric and later enclosure containing a stone hut circle 1.2km NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Settlement W of Cargelly
• Prehistoric irregular field system with incorporated cairnfield and round cairn 1.08km north-west of Showery Tor
• Holy well at Laneast
• Prehistoric standing stone 500m NNE of Spettigue Farm
• Two bowl barrows 595m north west of Belah Park Farm
• Three bowl barrows 130m east of Starapark Farm
• Wayside cross 660m north of Basil Farm
• Bowl barrow 60m west of Crowdy Reservoir dam
• Prehistoric linear boundary, adjacent irregular aggregate field system and hut circles, incorporated cairns and medieval grave on north-west Roughtor
• Bowl barrow 420m south east of Higher Parkwalls
• Round barrow cemetery including Tich Barrow 730m north east of Trehane Pool
• Two stone hut circles 130m south east of Highsteps
• Platform cairn on Dinnever Hill, 510m north of Camperdown Farm
• Slight univallate hillfort called Hilton Wood Castle
• Medieval wayside cross in Altarnun churchyard
• Medieval tenement boundary with adjacent medieval field north of Dinnever Hill
• Ring cairn and two kerbed cairns on Bray Down
• Co-axial field system, hut circle settlements, cairnfield and land boundaries on Carne Down
• Round barrow cemetery 610m north east of Creddacott Farm
• Round called Froxton Wood Castle
• Medieval churchyard cross in Laneast churchyard
• Three bowl barrows 250m north east of Lowermoor