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.

Places near Porthmeor feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Tehidy.

The area around Porthmeor features a number of interesting country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Porthmeor features a number of interesting towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

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

Places near Porthmeor feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a several good airports in the Porthmeor area like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Porthmeor History

There are some historic monuments around Porthmeor:

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