Racecourse Downs is a Area in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Racecourse Downs

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

Don't miss Tehidy's hiking areas if visiting the area around Racecourse Downs.

Racecourse Downs's best nearby country parks can be found at Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are some of Racecourse Downs best towns to visit near Racecourse Downs.

There are a several good hills in the area around Racecourse Downs like Kit Hill Country Park.

Cremyll, and Botallack are some of Racecourse Downs best villages to visit near Racecourse Downs.

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

There are a number of airports near Racecourse Downs including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Racecourse Downs History

There are some historic monuments around Racecourse Downs:

• Neolithic long cairn north-east of Louden Hill
• Churchyard cross in Lanivet churchyard, 5m west of the church
• Cross head N of Tregony Farm
• Lantern cross and grave slab immediately south of St Bartholomew's Church
• Two round cairns, three enclosed and two open stone hut circle settlements, a rectangular enclosure and a medieval longhouse to the south of Carburrow Tor
• Stone hut circle north of Dinnever Hill, 200m WNW of the Stannon Stone Circle
• Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 30m east of the church
• Ring cairn 295m north west of Candra
• Three bowl barrows 590m south west of Bedwindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Round cairn with central cist capstone and inner kerb 935m north-east of Camperdown Farm
• Restormel Castle: motte, bailey and shell keep
• Large multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle Canyke', 375m SSW of Castle Canyke Farmhouse
• Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra
• Wayside cross 200m north west of Trethew
• Platform cairn on Dinnever Hill, 510m north of Camperdown Farm
• Bowl barrow 270m south west of Castle Hill Farm
• Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage
• Bowl barrow 145m north west of Bodmin Lodge forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Wayside cross 135m north west of The Cockpit in Boconnoc Park
• Roman fort called 'Nanstallon Roman fort' 135m south west of Tregear
• Hut circles 330yds (300m) SW of Henneward
• Ornamented cross shaft at Glynn
• Motte and bailey castle called Cardinham Castle
• Treslea Cross, 750m ENE of Cardinham Church
• Wayside cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort, stone hut circle settlement and field system at Helman Tor
• Prehistoric standing stone, medieval wayside cross and cross base and post-medieval guide post at Longstone
• Two small stone circles 530m ESE of King Arthur's Hall
• Bowl barrow known as Council Barrow
• Fernacre stone circle and two outlying stones
• Crewel Cross, at No Man's Land
• Portal dolmen 400m north east of Lesquite Farm
• Medieval tenement boundary between Louden Hill and King Arthur's Downs
• Large regular stone circle called the Trippet Stones
• Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge
• Helland Bridge
• Henge with stone circle called the Stripple Stones and adjacent bowl barrow 415m south east of Hawk's Tor
• Blacktor Downs irregular aggregate field system and clearance cairn
• Barrow group on Greenbarrow Downs
• Medieval wayside cross at Blisland
• Two bowl barrows 535m ENE of Fairy Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Stannon Stone Circle, prehistoric field system, hut circle settlement, cairns, cist, linear boundaries and medieval building north of Dinnever Hill
• Two hut circles 400m WSW of Furhouse
• Prehistoric cairns and field boundary 450m south of the Louden Stone Circle
• Medieval wayside cross at Lockengate
• Wayside cross 55m north east of Laninval House
• Cairn 485m WSW of Colquite Farm
• Churchyard cross in Lanhydrock churchyard
• Holy well in Michaelstow churchyard
• Slight univallate hillfort in Dunmere Wood 235m WNW of Crabb's Pool
• Two wayside crosses in the grounds of Trewardale 34m WSW of the house
• Trequite Cross, at Trequite village
• Cross near Deviock Cottage
• Three bowl barrows 570m north east of Trewindle
• Churchyard cross in the cemetery at St Teath, 60m north west of the church
• Hut circles near New Hall
• Hut circle group and enclosure NE of Carwen
• Carminow Cross, south east of Bodmin
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Pencarrow, 130m SSE of Pencarrow House
• Medieval chapel of St Thomas Becket 45m east of the church, Priory Road in Bodmin
• Medieval wayside cross in St Mabyn churchyard
• Wayside cross in St Nectan's chapel yard
• Multi-span bridge known as Respryn Bridge
• King Arthur's Hall
• Four bowl barrows on Bofarnel Downs forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 430m south west of Fairy Cross Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• The Middle Moor Cross, 230m north-east of Camperdown Farm
• St Protus's Cross, 330m east of Blisland church
• A henge re-used as a medieval playing place, 75m north east of Castle Hill Farm
• Churchyard cross in Lanivet churchyard, 30m north of the church
• Kerbed cairn on Alex Tor
• Stone hut circle 525m WSW of Colquite Farm
• St Ingunger Cross, 240m south-east of St Ingunger Farm
• Fenton Pits Cross, 210m WSW of Penburthen Farm
• Large regular stone circle 560m north east of Leaze
• St Bellarmin's Chapel
• Medieval wayside cross at Castle Hill, 740m north east of Bodmin parish church
• Five bowl barrows 550m north of Trewindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Two early Christian memorial stones 195m north of Welltown
• Small multivallate hillfort with outworks known as Pencarrow Rounds
• Prehistoric embanked platform cairn and linear boundary with superimposed medieval boundary and adjacent clearance cairn on Dinnever Hill
• The Prior's Cross at Washaway
• Roman fortlet 440m south west of Restormel Farm
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field boundaries, enclosure and cairn on Blacktor Downs
• Small multivallate hillfort called Tregeare Rounds
• Treslea Downs Cross 300m west of Mount
• An early Christian memorial stone at Lancarffe
• Medieval churchyard cross in Michaelstow churchyard
• Platform cairn 460m SW of Colquite Farm
• Holy well near St James' Chapel
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Higher Lank Farm 10m south of the farm house
• Trezance Holy Well and chapel enclosure
• Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system 940m north east of Newton
• Kerbed cairn 500m east of Casehill
• Prehistoric and medieval settlements with fields and enclosures together with Bronze Age cairns and medieval alluvial streamwork at Garrow Tor
• Berrycombe Cross, on the north side of Berrycombe Road at its junction with Cardell Road
• Wayside cross 330m NNW of Higher Woodley
• Four bowl barrows north of Greymare Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Wayside cross known as Peverell's Cross
• Two platform cairns centred 485m SW of Colquite Farm
• Bury Castle
• Tawna Downs round barrows
• Woodley Cross, opposite Fernside Farm
• Lesquite Cross, 160m NNW of Lesquite Farm
• Lantern cross 60m north east of Lancarffe
• Medieval churchyard cross 20m south of the Church of St Bruerdus, Churchtown
• Platform cairn 450m WSW of Colquite Farm
• Reperry Cross, 550m ENE of Reperry Manor Farm
• Medieval tenement boundary with adjacent medieval field north of Dinnever Hill
• The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown Farm
• Churchyard cross in Cardinham churchyard, 5m south of the church
• Early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross in Cardinham churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Temple Old Bridge with adjacent ford and causeway
• Iron Age defended settlement called Penhargard Castle
• Hut circle 440yds (400m) SW of Candra
• Wayside cross 120m north west of Callywith
• Slight univallate hillfort with outworks containing a medieval chapel and beacon at Helsbury Castle
• Trevenning Cross and post-medieval guide post, 700m south west of Trevenning village
• Wayside cross at Bodwannick Manor Farm
• Churchyard cross immediately north east of the Parish Church
• Platform cairn on Priddacombe Downs
• Prehistoric stone setting 62m north-west of the Stannon Stone Circle