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.

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

Towns to visit near Porthgwarra include Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

Cremyll, and Botallack are great places to visit near Porthgwarra if you like villages.

There are a number of historic buildings near to Porthgwarra including 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:

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