Penvergate is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Penvergate

There are great places to visit near Penvergate 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 Penvergate.

Penvergate has some unmissable country parks nearby like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

There are a number of hills near to Penvergate including Kit Hill Country Park.

Penvergate's best nearby villages can be found at Cremyll, and Botallack.

The area close to Penvergate boasts some of the best historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Penvergate's best nearby airports can be found at Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Penvergate History

There are some historic monuments around Penvergate:

• Later prehistoric cliff castle, two prehistoric round barrows, medieval field system, and associated remains on Dodman Point
• Nancor Cross, 400m north west of Nancor
• Medieval cross base at St Ewe
• Golden Camp hillfort
• Standing stone called the 'Long Stone' in the grounds of Penrice School
• Three round barrows 320m south west of Trelagossick
• Wayside cross in Holy Trinity Church churchyard
• Sticker Camp later Prehistoric-Roman round
• Bowl barrow 875m SSE of Bodrugan Barton
• Round called Castle Gotha
• Market Cross and cross base immediately south west of St Nun's Church
• Holy well of St Cuby, 25m south west of Brookfield
• Defensive enclosure at Castle Hill
• Chapel Well, Towan
• Wayside cross 35m south of Heligan House
• Fair Cross, 420m WNW of Tregidgeo Farm
• Veryan Castle multiple enclosure fort and annexe 500m south west of Churchtown Farm
• Medieval wayside cross base 550m WNW of Lanhadron Farm
• Prehistoric and Roman settlement at Carvossa
• Resugga Castle later prehistoric univallate hillfort
• Carne Beacon round barrow 320m north of Carne Farm
• Part of a mining complex at South Polgooth Mine
• Round barrow 530m north west of Carnwinnick
• Wayside cross at Beacon Cross, 265m east of Lanuah
• Medieval wayside cross base on Creed Hill, 400m south of Grampound
• Promontory fort at Black Head
• Castlezens multiple enclosure fort