Porkellis is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Porkellis postcode: TR13 0JP

Retail in Porkellis

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

The area around Porkellis's best hiking areas can be found at Tehidy.

Porkellis has some unmissable country parks nearby like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

There are a several good hills in the area around Porkellis like Kit Hill Country Park.

The area around Porkellis boasts some of the best villages including Cremyll, and Botallack.

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is a great place to visit close to Porkellis if you like historic buildings.

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

Porkellis History

There are some historic monuments around Porkellis:

• Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street
• Holy well at Trelill, 190m ENE of Trelill House
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church
• Neolithic hilltop enclosure with later settlement and defensive structures, a prehistoric field system, a medieval castle and deer park and mineral workings on Carn Brea
• Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House
• Three rectangular defended enclosures 460m north east of Merthen Manor
• Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm
• Two wayside crosses 200m south of Scorrier House
• Round 220m south east of The Level House
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• East Pool Mine
• Wayside cross on Whitcross Hill, immediately north of Seaview Terrace
• Round 205m south of Goongillings
• Wayside cross 95m ESE of Trevales House
• Bowl barrow at Tolvan Cross
• Round 280m south west of Trebowland
• Wayside cross in Gwennap churchyard
• Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor
• Later prehistoric to Roman round incorporating contemporary fogou at Halliggye
• Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
• Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church
• Part of a cliff castle called Crane Castle
• Romano-British defended settlement 340m ESE of Grambla
• The remains of the Chapel of St Ia and adjacent cell
• Small stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' 60m east of Carthew House
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Peevor
• Minor Romano British villa 100m south east of Magor Farm
• Cross 140yds (130m) E of Pendarves Farm
• Two wayside crosses, south and east of Bonallack Barton
• Roman milestone at Mynheer Farm
• Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance
• Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower
• Kerbed cairn called Hangman's Barrow
• Wayside cross in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, south of the church
• Part of the mining complex at South Condurrow and Wheal Grenville Mines, 410m south west of Newton Moor Farm
• Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• Churchyard cross in St Illogan churchyard
• Bowl barrow at Beeswing
• Round 260m south of Tenament Farm
• Bowl barrow 230m east of Trewirgie Farm
• Wayside Cross at Camborne Park Recreation Ground
• Betty Adit tailings works, 170m south west of Harley Farm
• Round 600yds (550m) WNW of Helford
• A holed stone known as 'The Tolvan Stone' at Tolvan Cross
• Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
• Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm
• Wayside cross and cross-base in Camborne churchyard, 10m south west of the church
• Gunpowder storage complex at Kennall Vale
• Wayside cross in Camborne churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn
• Round 200m north east of Burncoose
• Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine
• Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• Earthwork 100yds (90m) ESE of Tregidden
• Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
• Wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm
• Three bowl barrows 245m north west of Gregwartha Cottage
• Wayside cross at Trenethick Barton
• Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack'
• Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, 10m south west of the church
• Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm
• Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm
• Mawgan Cross early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft
• Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan
• Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
• Round in North Cliff Plantation 800yds (730m) NW of Tehidy Hospital
• Round 530m ESE of Treloskan
• Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm
• Wayside cross 290m west of Trevales Farm
• Wayside cross at the junction between Cross Street and Church Street, Helston
• Three wayside crosses 235m south east of Bosvathick
• Wayside cross at Nanjarrow
• The Tolgus arsenic works 80m south east of East Tolgus House
• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• Round, medieval chapel, burial ground and standing cross 60m south east of Merthyr Uny House
• Gunpowder works at Kennall Vale
• Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen
• Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm