Penwater is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Penwater

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

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

The area around Penwater features a number of interesting country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

The area around Penwater's best hills can be found at Kit Hill Country Park.

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

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

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

Penwater History

There are some historic monuments around Penwater:

• Wayside cross in St Nectan's chapel yard
• Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 940m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
• Churchyard cross immediately north east of the Parish Church
• Platform cairn 460m SW of Colquite Farm
• Cairn 485m WSW of Colquite Farm
• Hut circle village 330yds (300m) W of West Northwood Farm
• Blacktor Downs irregular aggregate field system and clearance cairn
• Wayside cross called Killboy Cross
• Two bowl barrows 70m north west and 50m south east of Tor View at Middle Taphouse
• Bosent Cross, 325m ENE of South Bosent Farm
• Stone hut circle 525m WSW of Colquite Farm
• Lerryn Bridge
• Four bowl barrows on Bofarnel Downs forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 150m SSE of Cartole
• Wayside cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard
• Three bowl barrows 215m south east of Beech Lawn, which form part of a larger round barrow cemetery
• Three stone hut circles with adjacent prehistoric field wall 660m north-west of Higher Langdon Farm
• Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 825m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
• Medieval wayside cross at Blisland
• Three bowl barrows 160m west of Little Hendra
• Trezance Holy Well and chapel enclosure
• Ornamented cross shaft at Glynn
• Crewel Cross, at No Man's Land
• Prehistoric regular aggregate field system with incorporated enclosure and stone hut circles 550m NNW of Lamelgate Farm
• Banked cairn 950m west of Siblyback Farm
• Five bowl barrows 550m north of Trewindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Treslea Cross, 750m ENE of Cardinham Church
• Chapel at Hall
• Deserted medieval settlement and part of its associated field system on Redhill Downs
• Early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross in Cardinham churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Stone hut circle 520m SSE of Carkeet Farm
• Three adjacent stone hut circles 610m north-west of Higher Langdon Farm
• Multi-span bridge known as Respryn Bridge
• Banked cairn on Browngelly Downs, 880m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
• Round cairn on Draynes Common, 950m south-west of Lamelgate Farm
• Prehistoric platform cairn 365m north of Furswain Farm
• St Bellarmin's Chapel
• Cross near Deviock Cottage
• Churchyard cross in Cardinham churchyard, 5m south of the church
• Churchyard cross in Lanhydrock churchyard
• Wayside cross 120m north west of Callywith
• Bowl barrow known as Council Barrow
• Cross in grounds of Trenython
• Round barrow cemetery 250m south of Wilton Farm
• Churchyard cross and three wayside crosses in St Neot churchyard
• Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Bowl barrow 230m south west of Middle Taphouse Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Platform cairn with central mound 720m south-east of Carkeet Farm
• Linear boundary called the Giant's Hedge
• Stone hut circle settlement with incorporating prehistoric irregular aggregate field system 600m SSE of Carkeet Farm
• Prehistoric round cairn 435m north of Furswain Farm
• Two round cairns, three enclosed and two open stone hut circle settlements, a rectangular enclosure and a medieval longhouse to the south of Carburrow Tor
• Four bowl barrows north of Greymare Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Small multivallate hillfort on Bury Down, 530m north-east of South Park
• Bowl barrow 780m east of Penventon
• Two bowl barrows 535m ENE of Fairy Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows 590m south west of Bedwindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Wayside cross known as Peverell's Cross
• Bowl barrow 430m south west of Fairy Cross Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Two wayside crosses in the grounds of Trewardale 34m WSW of the house
• Motte and bailey castle called Cardinham Castle
• Roman fortlet 440m south west of Restormel Farm
• Round cairn 1.17km south-west of Higher Langdon Farm
• Round cairn 1.1km north-west of Siblyback Farm
• Embanked platform cairn with central mound on Browngelly Downs, 680m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
• Wayside cross 135m north west of The Cockpit in Boconnoc Park
• Prehistoric settlements and field system with adjacent medieval settlement, field systems, boundaries and tin streamworks on the Brown Gelly Downs
• Largin Castle
• Bury Castle
• Two early Christian memorial stones 195m north of Welltown
• Platform cairn 450m WSW of Colquite Farm
• Treslea Downs Cross 300m west of Mount
• Wayside cross at Polmenna, 730m north east of Ley Green Farm
• Bowl barrow 145m north west of Bodmin Lodge forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Temple Old Bridge with adjacent ford and causeway
• Bake Rings later prehistoric-Roman round with attached enclosure and outwork
• Platform cairn with outer bank 825m NNW of Higher Draynes Farm
• Large multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle Canyke', 375m SSW of Castle Canyke Farmhouse
• Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 30m east of the church
• Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard
• Lantern cross and grave slab immediately south of St Bartholomew's Church
• Hobbs Hill tin mine, openwork and lodeback tinwork 530m east and 160m north east of Chyseger Farm
• Part of a medieval boundary dyke 220m east of Golitha House
• Bowl barrow called 'Mabel Barrow', 400m south-west of Higher Polgassic
• Medieval transhumance hut on Draynes Common, 500m south-west of Westerlake Farm
• Two platform cairns centred 485m SW of Colquite Farm
• Hut circle 160yds (150m) N of West Northwood Farm
• Platform cairn on Goonzion Downs
• Platform cairn 690m south-east of Carkeet Farm
• Medieval wayside cross at Wenmouth Cross, 320m north of Wenmouth
• Carminow Cross, south east of Bodmin
• Slight univallate hillfort with outworks called Hall Rings
• The Tristan Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross, 75m north of Polscoe
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field boundaries, enclosure and cairn on Blacktor Downs
• Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge
• Three bowl barrows 570m north east of Trewindle
• Prehistoric round cairn 425m north of Furswain Farm
• St Protus's Cross, 330m east of Blisland church
• Restormel Castle: motte, bailey and shell keep
• Tawna Downs round barrows
• Barrow group on Greenbarrow Downs
• Hut circle group and enclosure NE of Carwen
• Tredinnick Cross, 450m east of Great Tredinnick
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort with outwork and outlying stone hut circle known as Berry Castle
• Prehistoric field systems, enclosure, hut circles and rounds, with adjacent medieval settlement, longhouse and field system on Higher Langdon Farm
• Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 625m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
• Stone hut circle 565m north-west of Higher Langdon Farm
• Trewane Cross in St Neot churchyard
• Small multivallate hillfort called Castle Dore
• Stone hut circle with incorporating prehistoric regular aggregate field system 810m SSE of Carkeet Farm
• Animal pound called Crowpound
• Round cairn 1.062km south-west of Higher Langdon Farm