Pont is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Pont

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

The area close to Pont boasts some of the best hiking areas 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 Pont.

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

Places near Pont feature a number of interesting hills including Kit Hill Country Park.

Cremyll, and Botallack are great places to visit near Pont if you like villages.

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

Airports to visit near Pont include Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Pont History

There are some historic monuments around Pont:

• Two bowl barrows 70m north west and 50m south east of Tor View at Middle Taphouse
• Churchyard cross in Lanhydrock churchyard
• Three bowl barrows 590m south west of Bedwindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow cemetery 250m south of Wilton Farm
• Polruan Blockhouse
• Small multivallate hillfort on Bury Down, 530m north-east of South Park
• Lantern cross and grave slab immediately south of St Bartholomew's Church
• Two bowl barrows 535m ENE of Fairy Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows 160m west of Little Hendra
• Bowl barrow 430m south west of Fairy Cross Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• The Tristan Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross, 75m north of Polscoe
• Wayside cross 135m north west of The Cockpit in Boconnoc Park
• Bowl barrow 150m SSE of Cartole
• St Catherine's Castle 16th century blockhouse, 19th century gun battery and 20th century gun emplacement at St Catherine's Point
• Bowl barrow 780m east of Penventon
• Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge
• Cross in grounds of Trenython
• Two wayside crosses in the park surrounding Menabilly
• Linear boundary called the Giant's Hedge
• Wayside cross in St Nectan's chapel yard
• Medieval wayside cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 20m south east of the church
• St Saviour's Chapel, Polruan
• Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard
• Three bowl barrows 215m south east of Beech Lawn, which form part of a larger round barrow cemetery
• Crewel Cross, at No Man's Land
• Five bowl barrows 550m north of Trewindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Chapel at Hall
• Wayside cross called Killboy Cross
• Medieval wayside cross on Fore Street, Polruan
• Bowl barrow 145m north west of Bodmin Lodge forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 8m south of the chapel
• Three bowl barrows 570m north east of Trewindle
• Bake Rings later prehistoric-Roman round with attached enclosure and outwork
• Four bowl barrows on Bofarnel Downs forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Multi-span bridge known as Respryn Bridge
• Lerryn Bridge
• Medieval wayside cross 300m NW of Trevorry Farm
• Small multivallate hillfort called Castle Dore
• Roman fortlet 440m south west of Restormel Farm
• 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
• Bowl barrow 230m south west of Middle Taphouse Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Restormel Castle: motte, bailey and shell keep
• Churchyard cross immediately north east of the Parish Church
• Fowey Blockhouse
• Bowl barrow called 'Mabel Barrow', 400m south-west of Higher Polgassic
• Wayside cross in Lansallos churchyard