Porthcollum is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Porthcollum

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

Don't miss Tehidy's hiking areas if visiting the area around Porthcollum.

Porthcollum's best nearby country parks can be found at Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Porthcollum features a number of interesting towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Don't miss Kit Hill Country Park's hills if visiting the area around Porthcollum.

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

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

Porthcollum has some unmissable airports nearby like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Porthcollum History

There are some historic monuments around Porthcollum:

• Medieval wayside cross at Whitecross, near Crowlas
• Enclosures E of Gurlyn
• Wayside cross in Gwinear churchyard, 5m north of the church
• Round 680m east of Gwealavellan Farm
• Part of a cliff castle called Crane Castle
• St Erth Churchtown cross
• Linear earthworks, probably 17th century, W of Godrevy
• Penbeagle Cross
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 8m east of the church
• Brunnion Cross, at Brunnion Carn
• Trevena Cross
• Small multivallate hillfort, early Christian memorial stone and C19 landscaped paths at Carnsew
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 6m south of the church
• Four crosses on St Michael's Mount
• Standing stone 140m north west of Beersheba Farm
• Wayside cross called The Mexico Cross, 250m north east of Riviere Farm, Phillack
• Side and King's Garden at Godolphin House
• An early Christian memorial stone and a wayside cross in Phillack churchyard, south east of the church
• Churchyard cross in Phillack churchyard, south of the church
• Animal pound 160m ESE of Gwithian church
• Pengersick Castle and associated building platform
• Round with medieval re-use as a manor house at Crane Godrevy, 650m south east of Godrevy Farm
• Two wayside crosses in St Hilary's churchyard
• Churchyard cross and wayside cross in St Erth's churchyard
• Wayside cross 2m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Tregurtha Downs mine complex
• Wayside cross-head in Phillack churchyard, south west of the church
• Wheal Trewavas copper mine 310m south of Trewavas
• Wayside cross called Crowlas Cross, 230m north east of Lower Tregender
• Godrevy Headland - complex of prehistoric sites
• Rectangular camp SW of Trevarnon Round
• Dovecote called the 'Culver House', 330m SSW of Lower Bussow Farm
• Medieval chapel called St Govian's Chapel, 200m south east of Gwithian Bridge
• Sea Lane Cross, Lelant
• Polmenor Cross in Gwinear churchyard, 12m north of the church
• Churchyard cross 25m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Churchyard cross in St Ia's churchyard
• Early Christian memorial stone and cross slab in St Hilary's churchyard
• Round cairn 225m NNW of Tregonning Hill House
• Multi-period prehistoric settlement sites and associated field systems at Godrevy Towans
• Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church
• National Explosives
• Wayside cross 70m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Cross at Treassowe
• Circular enclosure 385m NE of Higher Trenowin
• Neolithic hilltop enclosure and Iron Age defended settlement known as Trencrom Castle
• Round 450yds (405m) NW of Lower Chellew Farm
• Trevarnon Round
• Churchyard cross in Gwithian churchyard
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 10m south east of the church
• Wheal Prosper pumping engine house 210m south of Eastcliff Farm
• Wayside cross 40m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Round at Castle Kayle Farm
• Wayside cross 65m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Round 275m WNW of Nanterrow Farm
• Hut circles, Higher Bussow
• Wayside cross in Lelant Lane, 670m north west of St Uny's Church
• Multi-period archaeological landscape on Tregonning Hill
• Late C18-C19 mill complex, ropeworks and associated water management system immediately east of Millpond Avenue, Foundry
• Roseworthy Arsenic Works, 700m west of Cornhill Farm