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.

There are a number of country parks near Porthcollum including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

The area close to Porthcollum boasts some of the best hills including Kit Hill Country Park.

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

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is one of Porthcollum's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Porthcollum.

Don't miss Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport's airports if visiting the area around Porthcollum.

Porthcollum History

There are some historic monuments around Porthcollum:

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