Poltesco is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Poltesco

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

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Poltesco like Tehidy.

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are great places to visit near Poltesco if you like country parks.

There are a several good towns in the Poltesco area like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Kit Hill Country Park is a great place to visit close to Poltesco if you like hills.

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

There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Poltesco like Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Poltesco features a number of interesting airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Poltesco History

There are some historic monuments around Poltesco:

• Wayside cross 230m south west of Trenlanvean Farm
• Part of a promontory fort with Civil War fieldworks known as Little Dennis
• Bowl barrow 680m WSW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow 300m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Tower mill 75m west of Windmill Farm
• Platform barrow and four bowl barrows south of Carn Maer forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow 470m north of Ruan Pool
• Round barrow 500yds (460m) WNW of St Rumon's Church
• Chapel enclosure 150yds (140m) S of Trelease Farm
• Bowl barrow 1080m NNW of Gwendreath Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round 530m ESE of Treloskan
• Round 250m west of Flushing Cove
• Wayside cross 240m north west of Higher Predannack Farm
• Churchyard cross in St Melaine's churchyard
• Three round barrows 500yds (460m) W of Polkerth
• Holy well known as St Ruan's Well, 160m south east of Bruggan Farm
• Bowl barrow 280m NNW of Southernwood
• Later prehistoric to Roman round incorporating contemporary fogou at Halliggye
• Hut circle with associated field system 100yds (90m) NNW of Poldowrian Farm
• Multi-period archaeological landscape of settlements, field systems, flint working, salt working and pottery production 450m SSE of Trevarbeth
• Six bowl barrows at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Promontory fort at Lankidden
• Round 260m south of Tenament Farm
• Two bowl barrows 640m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round barrow 400yds (370m) NW of Traboe Cross
• Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill
• Hut circle 500yds (460m) S of Trelan Plantation
• Three bowl barrows 500m SSW of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Cliff castle W of Gunwalloe Church
• Two bowl barrows 200m north west of Fox Covert, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Two bowl barrows and one platform barrow between 600m and 830m south east of Trudnoe Farm
• Bowl barrow 870m north west of Gwendreath Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear
• Bowl barrow 165m ESE of The Barrow
• Three round barrows 350yds (320m) E of Burnoon
• Medieval wayside cross at Tregaminion
• Medieval wayside cross base, 10m south of Gunwalloe church
• Promontory fort at Chynalls Point
• Three bowl barrows 1295m east of Trenoon forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Small circular earthwork 500yds (460m) N of Gweal Goose
• Bowl barrow 440m south east of Mount Hermon
• Three bowl barrows 350m north of Poldhu Cove
• Three bowl barrows 815m north west of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Animal pound 390m south of Croft Pascoe Pool
• Three bowl barrows between 200m and 730m north of Hayle Kimbra Pool
• Two wayside crosses, south and east of Bonallack Barton
• Three bowl barrows 650m SSW of Polkerth forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow 800m north west of Gwenter Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Three bowl barrows 550m NNW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Two round barrows on Goonhilly Downs 600yds (550m) NE of Trenoon
• Churchyard cross in Cury churchyard
• Medieval chapel enclosure 340m south east of Hendra Farm
• Wayside cross in Gunwalloe churchyard, 0.75m east of the church
• Bowl barrow 315m ESE of Leech Pool, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Hut circle settlement 950yds (870m) NW of Gwenter Farm
• Bowl barrow at Roskruge Beacon
• Two barrows S of Crousa Common
• Bowl barrow 550m south east of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Two round barrows 700yds (640m) NNE of Penhallick Farm
• Mawgan Cross early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft
• Round barrow 100yds (90m) NE of Mount Hermon
• Round 600yds (550m) WNW of Helford
• Bowl barrow at Beeswing
• Stone hut circle settlement with irregular aggregate field system at Kynance Gate, 935m south east of Kynance Farm
• Bowl barrow 85m north west of Arrowan Vean
• Earthwork SE of Trelan Plantation
• Portal dolmen known as 'The Three Brothers of Grugith'
• Bowl barrow 290m south east of Sunny Corner Cottage
• Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack'
• Hut circle with associated field system 300yds (270m) NW of Polcoverack
• Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower
• Round 200m north east of Burncoose
• Two standing stones on Crousa Common, 890m WSW of Chywoone
• Hut circle on Crousa Downs 650yds (600m) S of 'Three Brothers of Grugwith'
• Earthwork 100yds (90m) ESE of Tregidden
• Two bowl barrows 570m south west of Polkerth forming part of a larger round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Three rectangular defended enclosures 460m north east of Merthen Manor
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 200m north east of Tremenheere