Porthgwarra is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Porthgwarra postcode: TR19 6JR

Retail in Porthgwarra

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

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Porthgwarra like Tehidy.

The area around Porthgwarra boasts some of the best country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

Hills to visit near Porthgwarra include Kit Hill Country Park.

Don't miss Cremyll, and Botallack's villages if visiting the area around Porthgwarra.

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

Porthgwarra's best nearby airports can be found at Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Porthgwarra History

There are some historic monuments around Porthgwarra:

• Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
• Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
• Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
• Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
• The Ballowall Barrow incorporating entrance grave, cairn, ritual pits and cists 420m WSW of Bollowal Farm
• Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
• Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
• Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
• Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
• Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
• Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
• Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
• Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
• Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
• Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
• Standing stone 230m west of the Old Manor
• Wayside cross in St Sennen's churchyard, 6m north of the church
• Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
• Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
• Medieval chapel called St Helen's Chapel with a dwelling and enclosure at Cape Cornwall
• Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
• Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley
• Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
• Boskenna Cross
• Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
• Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
• Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
• Round called Trewern Round
• Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
• Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
• An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
• Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
• Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
• Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
• Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
• Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
• Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
• Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel
• Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
• Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
• Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
• Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
• An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
• Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point
• Botrea barrows
• Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
• Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
• Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
• Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
• Trevescan Cross 340m SSW of Sennen Church
• Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
• Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
• Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
• Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
• Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
• Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
• Porthgwarra Ullies
• Round cairn on Carn Polpry
• Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
• Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
• Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
• Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
• Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
• Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
• Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
• Cross slab at parish church
• Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
• Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
• The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
• Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
• Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
• Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
• Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
• Boleigh fogou
• Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
• Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
• Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
• Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
• Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
• Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
• Boskenna Gate Cross
• Cliff castle known as Maen Castle
• Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
• Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
• Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
• Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
• Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
• Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
• Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
• Wayside cross-head in St Sennen's churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Kerris Cross
• Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
• Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
• Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
• Promontory fort called Kenidjack Castle
• Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
• A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
• Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
• St Buryan churchtown cross
• Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm