Porthoustock is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Porthoustock postcode: TR12 6QW

Retail in Porthoustock

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

Tehidy is a great place to visit close to Porthoustock if you like hiking areas.

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

The area around Porthoustock boasts some of the best towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Hills to visit near Porthoustock include Kit Hill Country Park.

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

The area close to Porthoustock boasts some of the best historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

Porthoustock History

There are some historic monuments around Porthoustock:

• Earthwork 100yds (90m) ESE of Tregidden
• Chapel enclosure 150yds (140m) S of Trelease Farm
• Promontory fort at Lankidden
• Two crosses immediately west of St Budock Church
• Round 600yds (550m) WNW of Helford
• Earthwork SE of Trelan Plantation
• Hut circle on Crousa Downs 650yds (600m) S of 'Three Brothers of Grugwith'
• Cliff castle on Rosemullion Head
• Three wayside crosses 235m south east of Bosvathick
• Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower
• Pendennis peninsula fortifications
• Round 250m west of Flushing Cove
• Round barrow 400yds (370m) NW of Traboe Cross
• Bowl barrow 680m WSW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Early 20th century gun battery 150m north of St Mawes Castle
• Bowl barrow 550m south east of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Promontory fort at Chynalls Point
• Two barrows S of Crousa Common
• Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 200m north east of Tremenheere
• Round 240m south east of Norways Farm
• Three bowl barrows 550m NNW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Hut circle with associated field system 100yds (90m) NNW of Poldowrian Farm
• Wayside cross 230m south west of Trenlanvean Farm
• Three bowl barrows 650m SSW of Polkerth forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House
• Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Two round barrows 700yds (640m) NNE of Penhallick Farm
• Hut circle with associated field system 300yds (270m) NW of Polcoverack
• Bowl barrow at Roskruge Beacon
• Bowl barrow 165m ESE of The Barrow
• Two standing stones on Crousa Common, 890m WSW of Chywoone
• Bowl barrow 85m north west of Arrowan Vean
• Multi-period archaeological landscape of settlements, field systems, flint working, salt working and pottery production 450m SSE of Trevarbeth
• Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, 10m south west of the church
• Two bowl barrows 200m north west of Fox Covert, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Part of a promontory fort with Civil War fieldworks known as Little Dennis
• Portal dolmen known as 'The Three Brothers of Grugith'
• Round 220m south east of The Level House
• Wayside cross in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, south of the church
• St Mawes Castle