Porthmeor
Porthmeor is a village in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Porthmeor including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
Tehidy is a great place to visit close to Porthmeor if you like hiking areas.
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.
Towns to visit near Porthmeor include Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
Places near Porthmeor feature a number of interesting hills including Kit Hill Country Park.
The area around Porthmeor boasts some of the best villages including Cremyll, and Botallack.
The area around Porthmeor's best historic buildings can be found at Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Porthmeor's best nearby airports can be found at Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Porthmeor History
There are some historic monuments around Porthmeor:
- Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
- An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard
- Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
- Round called Lesingey Round
- Cross at Treassowe
- Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
- Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
- Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
- Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
- A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
- Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
- Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
- Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
- Long stone W of Boswens Common
- Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
- Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
- Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
- Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
- Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
- Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
- Field system on Dry Carn
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
- Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
- Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
- Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Field system on Truthwall Common
- Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
- Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
- Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
- Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
- Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
- Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
- Promontory Fort called Trereen Dinas
- Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
- Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
- Cross slab at parish church
- Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
- Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
- Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
- Two kerbed cairns on Trendrine Hill
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
- Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
- Higher Levant Mine
- Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit
- Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
- Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
- Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
- Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- Rectangular enclosures 700yds (640m) E of Tregerthen
- Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
- Geevor Mine
- Dovecote called the 'Culver House', 330m SSW of Lower Bussow Farm
- Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
- Watermill near Bosigran Castle
- Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
- Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
- Wayside cross immediately south of St Towennicus' Church
- Hut circle settlement at Sperris Croft 500yds (460m) SE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
- Hut circles, Higher Bussow
- Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
- Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
- Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
- Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
- Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
- Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey
- Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
- Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
- Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
- A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
- Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
- Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
- Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
- Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
- Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
- Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
- Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
- Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
- Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
- Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
- Round called Trewern Round
- Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
- Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
- Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
- Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
- Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
- Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
- Medieval chapel called Chapel Jane
- Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
- Round 340m south east of Trevean
- Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
- Croftoe British village
- Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
- Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
- Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
- The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
- Round 450yds (405m) NW of Lower Chellew Farm
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
- Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
- Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
- Botrea barrows
- Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
- Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
- Holy well called Madron Well
- Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
- Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
- Kerris Cross
- Medieval wayside cross at Paul
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
- Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
- A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
- Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
- Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
- Two cist graves 500yds (460m) NE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
- Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- Round called Lescudjack Castle
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Market cross
- Bowl barrow 260m SSE of Zennor Quoit
- Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
- Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
- Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
- Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
- Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
- Round cairn on Carn Polpry
- Treen Common stone circle
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Circular enclosure 385m NE of Higher Trenowin
Places to see near Porthmeor
Lakes near Porthmeor
Rivers near Porthmeor
- West Looe River
- Polperro River
- East Looe River
- Seaton
- Upper River Ruthern
- Amble
- Camel (De Lank to Stannon)
- Stannon Stream
- Lower River Camel
- St Lawrence Stream
- Issey Brook (Camel)
- Upper River Amble
- De Lank River
- Lower River Ruthern
- Demelza Stream (Ruthern)
- Polmorla Stream
- Upper River Camel
- Amble tributary (Camel)
- Allen
- Lanivet Stream
- Porth Stream
- Gannel (Upper)
- Menalhyl
- Gannel (Lower)
- Harlyn Water
- Benny Stream
- Porthcothan Stream
- Trebant Water
- Lerryn River
- Cardinham Water
- Warleggan River
- Fowey (Upper)
- Fowey (Warleggan to St Neot)
- Pont Pill
- St Neot River
- Lower River Fowey
- Crackington Stream
- Marsland Water
- Lower River Strat
- Lower River Neet
- Upper River Neet
- Jacob Stream
- Valency
- Upper River Strat
- Coombe Valley Stream
- Newlyn River
- Trevaylor Stream
- Penberth Stream
- Marazion River
- Lamorna Stream
- Roseworthy Stream
- Portreath Stream
- Red River (Upper)
- Bolingey Stream
- Red River (Lower)
- Hayle
- Angarrack Stream
- Holywell Stream
- Kestle Stream
- Upper River Allen (Fal)
- Kenwyn
- Kennal
- Zelah Brook
- Brighton Stream
- Hicks Mill Stream
- Gwindra Stream
- Tresillian River (Lower)
- Upper River Fal
- Calenick Stream
- Trevella Stream
- Tresillian River (Upper)
- Lower River Allen (Fal)
- Lower River Fal
- Upper Carnon River
- Lower River Carnon
- Bokiddick Stream
- Crinnis River
- St Austell River
- Caerhays Stream
- Par River (Upper)
- Par River (Lower)
- Tywardreath Stream
- Carminowe Creek
- Gunwalloe Stream
- Cury River
- Helford River
- Manaccan River
- Poltesco River
- Lestraines River
- Lower River Cober
- Porthleven Stream
- Upper River Cober
- Gweek River
- Upper River Inny
- Penpont Water
- Cotehele Stream
- Lowley Brook
- Lower River Inny
- Lower River Tamar
- Upper River Lynher
- Tiddy
- Withey Brook
- Lower River Lynher
- Tala Water
- Canworthy Water
- Carey
- Tamar (River Ottery to River Deer)
- Tamar (Small Brook to River Deer)
- Upper River Ottery
- Kensey
- Tamar (Small Brook to Lamberal Water)
- Small Brook (Tamar)
- Claw
- Tamar (River Ottery to River Lyd)
- Lower River Ottery
- Upper River Tamar
- Caudworthy Water
- Deer
- Lamberal Water
- Bolesbridge Water
- Derril Water
- Middle River Ottery
