Polruan is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Polruan postcode: PL23 1PJ

Retail in Polruan

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

Polruan is near some unmissable hiking areas like Tehidy,

Don't miss Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Polruan.

Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are some of Polruan best towns to visit near Polruan.

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

Cremyll, and Botallack are some of Polruan best villages to visit near Polruan.

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

There are a number of airports near Polruan including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Polruan History

There are some historic monuments around Polruan:

• St Catherine's Castle 16th century blockhouse, 19th century gun battery and 20th century gun emplacement at St Catherine's Point
• Medieval wayside cross on Fore Street, Polruan
• Polruan Blockhouse
• Chapel at Hall
• Bowl barrow 145m north west of Bodmin Lodge forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Crewel Cross, at No Man's Land
• St Saviour's Chapel, Polruan
• Lantern cross and grave slab immediately south of St Bartholomew's Church
• Small multivallate hillfort 230m south-east of Great Prideaux
• Wayside cross in Lansallos churchyard
• Bowl barrow 150m SSE of Cartole
• Three bowl barrows 160m west of Little Hendra
• Linear boundary called the Giant's Hedge
• Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge
• Medieval wayside cross 300m NW of Trevorry Farm
• Medieval churchyard cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Wayside cross in St Nectan's chapel yard
• Wayside cross 200m north west of Trethew
• Wayside cross, 6m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort, stone hut circle settlement and field system at Helman Tor
• Small multivallate hillfort on Bury Down, 530m north-east of South Park
• Bowl barrow called 'Mabel Barrow', 400m south-west of Higher Polgassic
• Small multivallate hillfort called Castle Dore
• Bake Rings later prehistoric-Roman round with attached enclosure and outwork
• Wayside cross 135m north west of The Cockpit in Boconnoc Park
• Fowey Blockhouse
• The Biscovey Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft 1m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Medieval wayside cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 20m south east of the church
• Two wayside crosses in the park surrounding Menabilly
• Churchyard cross immediately north east of the Parish Church
• Cross in grounds of Trenython
• The Tristan Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross, 75m north of Polscoe
• Restormel Castle: motte, bailey and shell keep
• Lerryn Bridge
• Roman fortlet 440m south west of Restormel Farm
• Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard
• Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 3m north west of the chapel
• Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 8m south of the chapel
• Bowl barrow 430m south west of Fairy Cross Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery