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.

Tehidy is one of Porthcollum's best, nearby hiking areas to visit in 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.

Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are great places to visit near Porthcollum if you like towns.

The area around Porthcollum's best hills can be found at Kit Hill Country Park.

Villages to visit near Porthcollum include Cremyll, and Botallack.

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

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

Porthcollum History

There are some historic monuments around Porthcollum:

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