Porthmeor is a village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Porthmeor

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

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

There are a several good country parks in the Porthmeor area like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a several good towns in the Porthmeor area like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

There are a number of hills near to Porthmeor including Kit Hill Country Park.

There are a number of villages near Porthmeor including Cremyll, and Botallack.

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

Airports to visit near Porthmeor include Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Porthmeor History

There are some historic monuments around Porthmeor:

• Long stone W of Boswens Common
• Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
• Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Higher Levant Mine
• Treen Common stone circle
• Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
• Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
• Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
• Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
• Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
• Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
• Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
• Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
• Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
• Botrea barrows
• Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
• Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
• Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
• Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
• Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
• Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
• Cross slab at parish church
• Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
• A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
• Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
• An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
• Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
• Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
• Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
• Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
• Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
• Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
• Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
• Market cross
• Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
• Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
• Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
• Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
• Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
• Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
• Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
• Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
• Holy well called Madron Well
• Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
• Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
• Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
• Cross at Treassowe
• Round cairn on Carn Polpry
• Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
• Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
• Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
• Hut circles, Higher Bussow
• Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
• Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
• Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
• Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
• Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
• Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
• Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
• An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard
• Watermill near Bosigran Castle
• Medieval chapel called Chapel Jane
• Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
• Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
• Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
• Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
• Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
• Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
• Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
• Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
• Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
• Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit
• Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
• Round called Lescudjack Castle
• Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
• A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
• Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
• Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
• Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
• Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
• Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
• Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
• Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
• Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
• Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
• Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
• A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
• Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
• Wayside cross immediately south of St Towennicus' Church
• Hut circle settlement at Sperris Croft 500yds (460m) SE of Tregerthen Cottage
• Round 450yds (405m) NW of Lower Chellew Farm
• Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
• The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
• Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
• Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
• Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
• Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
• Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
• Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
• Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
• Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
• Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
• Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
• Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
• Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
• Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
• Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
• Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
• Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
• Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
• Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
• Round called Lesingey Round
• Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
• Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
• Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey
• Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
• Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
• Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
• Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
• Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
• Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
• Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
• Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
• Geevor Mine
• Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
• Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
• Circular enclosure 385m NE of Higher Trenowin
• Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
• Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
• Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
• Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
• Two cist graves 500yds (460m) NE of Tregerthen Cottage
• Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
• Bowl barrow 260m SSE of Zennor Quoit
• Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
• Field system on Truthwall Common
• Two kerbed cairns on Trendrine Hill
• Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
• Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
• Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
• Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
• Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
• Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
• Field system on Dry Carn
• Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
• Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
• Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
• Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
• Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
• Dovecote called the 'Culver House', 330m SSW of Lower Bussow Farm
• Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Round 340m south east of Trevean
• Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
• Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
• Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
• Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
• Rectangular enclosures 700yds (640m) E of Tregerthen
• Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
• Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
• Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
• Promontory Fort called Trereen Dinas
• Round called Trewern Round
• Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
• Kerris Cross
• Croftoe British village
• Medieval wayside cross at Paul
• Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
• Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
• Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
• Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm