Portscatho is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Portscatho postcode: TR2 5HJ

Retail in Portscatho

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

Hiking Areas to visit near Portscatho include Tehidy.

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are great places to visit near Portscatho if you like country parks.

Towns to visit near Portscatho include Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Kit Hill Country Park is one of Portscatho's best, nearby hills to visit in Portscatho.

Don't miss Cremyll, and Botallack's villages if visiting the area around Portscatho.

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

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

Portscatho History

There are some historic monuments around Portscatho:

• Early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross in St Clement's churchyard
• Standing cross 300m south east of Trelissick
• Holy well of St Mawes, 80m east of St Mawes Methodist Church
• Early 20th century gun battery 150m north of St Mawes Castle
• Round 310m north of Carlannick
• Round 390m north east of Carwarthen
• Two rounds at Playing Place, 960m and 970m south west of Carlyon Farm
• Standing cross at High Cross, 30m west of Truro Cathedral
• Multiple enclosure fort at Round Wood
• Fentongollan Cross, 620m north west of St Michael Penkevil Church
• St Mawes Castle
• Veryan Castle multiple enclosure fort and annexe 500m south west of Churchtown Farm
• Pendennis peninsula fortifications
• Churchyard cross in Lamorran churchyard
• Churchyard cross in St Mylor churchyard
• Carne Beacon round barrow 320m north of Carne Farm
• Castlezens multiple enclosure fort
• Round barrow 290m north east of Penventon
• The Cregou or Cregon bowl barrow and enclosure 900m south east of Park Farm
• D-day landing craft maintenance site at Mylor harbour
• Wayside cross in St Peter's churchyard, Flushing
• Polwhele Castle: a round with hut circle and field system 160m south west of Higher Tregurra
• Holy well of St Cuby, 25m south west of Brookfield
• Holy well 80m east of St Just Church
• Three round barrows 320m south west of Trelagossick
• Round 790m north east of Trebollack
• Churchyard cross in Feock churchyard
• Wayside cross in St Gerran's churchyard
• Dingerein Castle small multivallate hillfort and annexe, 240m north west of Curgurrel Farm