Porthwheveral is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Porthwheveral

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

The area close to Porthwheveral boasts some of the best hiking areas including Tehidy.

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

Porthwheveral has some unmissable towns nearby like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Kit Hill Country Park is a great place to visit close to Porthwheveral if you like hills.

Porthwheveral's best nearby villages can be found at Cremyll, and Botallack.

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

Don't miss Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport's airports if visiting the area around Porthwheveral.

Porthwheveral History

There are some historic monuments around Porthwheveral:

• Three round barrows 430m north east of Devichoys Barton
• Fish Cross: standing cross immediately east of the Town Hall
• Three bowl barrows 815m north west of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Enys
• Bowl barrow at Tolvan Cross
• Two standing stones on Crousa Common, 890m WSW of Chywoone
• Gunpowder works at Kennall Vale
• Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower
• Round 260m south of Tenament Farm
• Promontory fort at Chynalls Point
• Three rectangular defended enclosures 460m north east of Merthen Manor
• Round in Devichoys Wood 600yds (540m) S of Perran Wharf
• Bowl barrow 870m north west of Gwendreath Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Later prehistoric to Roman round incorporating contemporary fogou at Halliggye
• College known as Glasney College, Penryn
• Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
• Two barrows S of Crousa Common
• Hut circle with associated field system 300yds (270m) NW of Polcoverack
• Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
• Platform barrow and four bowl barrows south of Carn Maer forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Three bowl barrows 650m SSW of Polkerth forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Cast iron footbridge at Perran Mill
• Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church
• Small circular earthwork 500yds (460m) N of Gweal Goose
• Two bowl barrows 640m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Animal pound 390m south of Croft Pascoe Pool
• Two wayside crosses, south and east of Bonallack Barton
• Holy well at Trelill, 190m ENE of Trelill House
• Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• Round barrow 400yds (370m) NW of Traboe Cross
• Round, medieval chapel, burial ground and standing cross 60m south east of Merthyr Uny House
• Chapel enclosure 150yds (140m) S of Trelease Farm
• Bowl barrow 85m north west of Arrowan Vean
• Round barrow 350m north of Devichoys Barton
• Wayside cross on Whitcross Hill, immediately north of Seaview Terrace
• Bowl barrow at Roskruge Beacon
• Two round barrows on Goonhilly Downs 600yds (550m) NE of Trenoon
• Portal dolmen known as 'The Three Brothers of Grugith'
• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
• Wayside cross at Trenethick Barton
• Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm
• Bowl barrow 165m ESE of The Barrow
• Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn
• Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm
• Bowl barrow 300m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow at Beeswing
• Kerbed cairn called Hangman's Barrow
• Round 280m south west of Trebowland
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Three bowl barrows 245m north west of Gregwartha Cottage
• Three bowl barrows 500m SSW of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Multi-period archaeological landscape of settlements, field systems, flint working, salt working and pottery production 450m SSE of Trevarbeth
• Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack'
• Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Three round barrows 500yds (460m) W of Polkerth
• Bowl barrow 315m ESE of Leech Pool, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Romano-British defended settlement 340m ESE of Grambla
• Wayside cross in St Peter's churchyard, Flushing
• Wayside cross 95m ESE of Trevales House
• Wayside cross at Nanjarrow
• Cliff castle on Rosemullion Head
• Earthwork 100yds (90m) ESE of Tregidden
• Bowl barrow 1080m NNW of Gwendreath Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Two bowl barrows 200m north west of Fox Covert, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Two round barrows 700yds (640m) NNE of Penhallick Farm
• Round 200m north east of Burncoose
• Two crosses immediately west of St Budock Church
• Hut circle on Crousa Downs 650yds (600m) S of 'Three Brothers of Grugwith'
• Three wayside crosses 235m south east of Bosvathick
• Hut circle 500yds (460m) S of Trelan Plantation
• Jewish and Congregationalist cemeteries at Ponsharden
• Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard
• Round 600yds (550m) WNW of Helford
• Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance
• Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor
• Wayside cross in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, south of the church
• Earthwork SE of Trelan Plantation
• Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill
• Mawgan Cross early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft
• Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m north west of Gwenter Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Churchyard cross in Cury churchyard
• Small stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' 60m east of Carthew House
• A holed stone known as 'The Tolvan Stone' at Tolvan Cross
• Round 205m south of Goongillings
• Bowl barrow 230m east of Trewirgie Farm
• Three bowl barrows 550m NNW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round 530m ESE of Treloskan
• Round 250m west of Flushing Cove
• Bowl barrow 680m WSW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Hut circle settlement 950yds (870m) NW of Gwenter Farm
• Two bowl barrows and one platform barrow between 600m and 830m south east of Trudnoe Farm
• Wayside cross 230m south west of Trenlanvean Farm
• Churchyard cross in St Melaine's churchyard
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• Two bowl barrows 570m south west of Polkerth forming part of a larger round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Three round barrows 350yds (320m) E of Burnoon
• Wayside cross 290m west of Trevales Farm
• Three bowl barrows 1295m east of Trenoon forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine
• Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House
• Gunpowder storage complex at Kennall Vale
• Six bowl barrows at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round 240m south east of Norways Farm
• Part of a promontory fort with Civil War fieldworks known as Little Dennis
• Round 220m south east of The Level House
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 200m north east of Tremenheere
• Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m south east of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, 10m south west of the church