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.

There are a number of hiking areas near to Polruan including 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.

There are a number of towns near Polruan including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Polruan is near some unmissable hills like Kit Hill Country Park,

Polruan has some unmissable villages nearby like Cremyll, and Botallack.

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

Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are some of Polruan best airports to visit near Polruan.

Polruan History

There are some historic monuments around Polruan:

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