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.

There are a number of hiking areas near to Penvergate including Tehidy.

There are a number of country parks near Penvergate including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Penvergate has some unmissable towns nearby like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

There are a several good hills in the area around Penvergate like Kit Hill Country Park.

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

The area around Penvergate'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 Penvergate if you like airports.

Penvergate History

There are some historic monuments around Penvergate:

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