Retenna is a Area in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Retenna

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

The area around Retenna's best hiking areas can be found at Tehidy.

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

Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are great places to visit near Retenna if you like towns.

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

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

Historic Buildings to visit near Retenna include Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Retenna features a number of interesting airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Retenna History

There are some historic monuments around Retenna:

• Round 280m south west of Trebowland
• Mawgan Cross early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft
• Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm
• Small stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' 60m east of Carthew House
• Three bowl barrows 245m north west of Gregwartha Cottage
• Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• Round barrow known as Goodern Barrow, 550m east of St Michael's Church
• Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street
• Wayside cross on Whitcross Hill, immediately north of Seaview Terrace
• Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
• Wayside cross at Nanjarrow
• Wayside cross 290m west of Trevales Farm
• Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House
• Neolithic hilltop enclosure with later settlement and defensive structures, a prehistoric field system, a medieval castle and deer park and mineral workings on Carn Brea
• Cross 140yds (130m) E of Pendarves Farm
• Gunpowder works at Kennall Vale
• Betty Adit tailings works, 170m south west of Harley Farm
• Round 600yds (550m) WNW of Helford
• Round 240m south east of Norways Farm
• Bowl barrow at Beeswing
• Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen
• Holy well at Trelill, 190m ENE of Trelill House
• Wayside cross 95m ESE of Trevales House
• A holed stone known as 'The Tolvan Stone' at Tolvan Cross
• Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard
• Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church
• Bowl barrow 230m east of Trewirgie Farm
• Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm
• East Pool Mine
• Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm
• Two wayside crosses, south and east of Bonallack Barton
• Round 205m south of Goongillings
• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• College known as Glasney College, Penryn
• Part of the mining complex at South Condurrow and Wheal Grenville Mines, 410m south west of Newton Moor Farm
• Round 200m north east of Burncoose
• Three round barrows 350yds (320m) E of Burnoon
• Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance
• Round barrow and round, 200m south west of Carrine
• Fish Cross: standing cross immediately east of the Town Hall
• Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
• Romano-British defended settlement 340m ESE of Grambla
• Round barrow 40m south west of Hilltop Cottage
• Roman milestone at Mynheer Farm
• Three round barrows 500yds (460m) W of Polkerth
• Round 250m west of Flushing Cove
• Earthwork 100yds (90m) ESE of Tregidden
• Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm
• Two bowl barrows 570m south west of Polkerth forming part of a larger round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• The remains of the Chapel of St Ia and adjacent cell
• Kerbed cairn called Hangman's Barrow
• Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine
• Cast iron footbridge at Perran Mill
• Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear
• Round in Devichoys Wood 600yds (540m) S of Perran Wharf
• Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill
• Bowl barrow at Tolvan Cross
• Two wayside crosses 200m south of Scorrier House
• Three rectangular defended enclosures 460m north east of Merthen Manor
• Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan
• Wayside cross at Trenethick Barton
• Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower
• Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, 10m south west of the church
• Later prehistoric to Roman round incorporating contemporary fogou at Halliggye
• Wayside cross in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, south of the church
• Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack'
• The Tolgus arsenic works 80m south east of East Tolgus House
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm
• Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor
• Gunpowder storage complex at Kennall Vale
• Wayside cross at the junction between Cross Street and Church Street, Helston
• Round, medieval chapel, burial ground and standing cross 60m south east of Merthyr Uny House
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• Round 220m south east of The Level House
• Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
• Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm
• Wayside cross in Gwennap churchyard
• Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Three wayside crosses 235m south east of Bosvathick
• Three round barrows 430m north east of Devichoys Barton
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• Wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard
• Round 260m south of Tenament Farm
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm
• Three bowl barrows 815m north west of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow at Roskruge Beacon
• Round barrow 350m north of Devichoys Barton
• Round barrow 230m south east of Chapel Farm
• Round 530m ESE of Treloskan