Pentire Point is a Area in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Pentire Point

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

Places near Pentire Point feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Tehidy.

The area around Pentire Point boasts some of the best country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Towns to visit near Pentire Point include Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Hills to visit near Pentire Point include Kit Hill Country Park.

Don't miss Cremyll, and Botallack's villages if visiting the area around Pentire Point.

The area around Pentire Point's best historic buildings can be found at Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are great places to visit near Pentire Point if you like airports.

Pentire Point History

There are some historic monuments around Pentire Point:

• Cross base 30m south of St Merryn's Church
• Round 600m south east of Tregolds
• St Constantine's chapel and holy well
• Three promontory forts south of Trethias Island
• Churchyard cross shaft and base in St Petroc's churchyard, 30m south east of the church
• Medieval wayside cross at Whitecross, near Wadebridge
• Early Christian memorial stone at Nanscowe Farm
• The Long Cross, an early Christian memorial stone and medieval wayside cross, and a post-medieval guide post 400m north of Trelights
• Late medieval and 19th century bridge at Wadebridge
• Wayside cross in St Minver churchyard
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Prideaux Place 70m SSW of the house
• Bowl barrow 200m south east of Scarnor Point
• Multi-span bridge called Trewornan Bridge
• Prehistoric inhumation cemetery at Harlyn
• Promontory fort called The Rumps
• Churchyard cross in St Petroc's churchyard, 3m south of the church
• Churchyard cross in St Michael's churchyard, Porthilly
• Dovecote 90m SSE of Trevanion House
• Three bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Cataclews Point
• Portal Dolmen known as 'Pawton Quoit', 325m north west of Haycrock