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.

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

Places near Portscatho feature a number of interesting hills including Kit Hill Country Park.

There are a several good villages in the Portscatho area like Cremyll, and Botallack.

Don't miss Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's historic buildings if visiting the area around Portscatho.

Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are some of Portscatho best airports to visit near Portscatho.

Portscatho History

There are some historic monuments around Portscatho:

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