Sancreed
Sancreed is a Town in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Sancreed including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
Tehidy is a great place to visit close to Sancreed if you like hiking areas.
There are a number of country parks near Sancreed including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Sancreed's best nearby towns can be found at Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
Kit Hill Country Park is one of Sancreed's best, nearby hills to visit in Sancreed.
The area around Sancreed boasts some of the best villages including Cremyll, and Botallack.
Don't miss Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's historic buildings if visiting the area around Sancreed.
Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are great places to visit near Sancreed if you like airports.
Sancreed History
There are some historic monuments around Sancreed:
- Three stone hut circles with adjacent prehistoric field wall 660m north-west of Higher Langdon Farm
- Kerbed cairn on Alex Tor
- Medieval wayside cross 320m south west of Higher Trevivian
- Prehistoric standing stone 695m north-west of Showery Tor
- Medieval tenement boundary with adjacent medieval field north of Dinnever Hill
- Two round cairns 1.38km WSW of Tresellern Farm
- Medieval churchyard cross in Laneast churchyard
- Peat stack platform 650m north-west of Bowhayland Farm
- Six cairns on Buttern Hill
- Prehistoric ring cairn 810m NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Round barrow W of Dozmary Pool
- Large multivallate hillfort called Warbstow Bury and a pillow mound known as the Giant's Grave
- Prehistoric field system, hut circles, boundary, enclosure and standing stone, medieval field system and post-med. small-holding 1.46km NNE of Siblyback Farm
- Prehistoric embanked platform cairn and medieval transhumance hut 1.49km NW of Tresellern Farm
- Platform cairn on Dinnever Hill, 510m north of Camperdown Farm
- Five bowl barrows south of Newton Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
- Round 800m south east of Pengold Farm
- Stone hut circle 565m north-west of Higher Langdon Farm
- Stone hut circle 50m east of Carey Tor
- The Trevia Cross, at Sportsmans
- Two bowl barrows 660m south west of Whitehill Cottage, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
- Platform cairn 690m south-east of Carkeet Farm
- Prehistoric stone setting 62m north-west of the Stannon Stone Circle
- Prehistoric round cairn 865m NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Prehistoric tor cairn and stone setting at Smallacombe Tor
- Tregatheral Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Cross 410m north east of Tregrylls
- Wayside cross 120m north of Basill
- Earthwork on Hill Down 500yds (450m) WSW of Tresparrett Posts
- Holy Well 100m north east of St David's church
- Three bowl barrows, 60m and 250m south and 500m south west of Nettings Park
- Round cairn 312m north-west of Showery Tor
- The Goodaver Stone Circle, 610m ESE of Tresibbet Farm
- Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system 940m north east of Newton
- Prehistoric hut circles, enclosures and cairns 700m south east of Rushyford Gate
- Prehistoric stone alignment 1km SSE of Eastmoorgate
- Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 30m east of the church
- Three bowl barrows 250m north east of Lowermoor
- Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 825m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
- Prehistoric ritual enclosure 1.7km NW of Tresellern Farm
- Bowl barrow 490m SSW of Tregatherall Farm
- Cross on Halvana Moor
- The Middle Moor Cross, 230m north-east of Camperdown Farm
- Round barrow cemetery including Tich Barrow 730m north east of Trehane Pool
- One of two round cairns 760m south-west of Tresellern Farm
- Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 625m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
- Prehistoric linear boundary, adjacent irregular aggregate field system and hut circles, incorporated cairns and medieval grave on north-west Roughtor
- Round cairn 625m north-west of Showery Tor
- Temple Old Bridge with adjacent ford and causeway
- Prehistoric hut circle settlement on Stanning Hill
- Stone hut circle 525m WSW of Colquite Farm
- Two hut circles 400m WSW of Furhouse
- Deserted medieval settlement and field system with incorporated prehistoric settlement and field system and post-medieval farmhouse NW of Tresibbet Farm
- Prehistoric coaxial and regular field systems, incorporated hut circles and adjacent deserted medieval settlement, droveway and long house on Tregune Farm
- Prehistoric and later enclosure containing a stone hut circle 1.2km NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Platform cairn with outer bank and central mound 740m NNE of Goodaver Farm
- Barrow 90m E of Trelay Farm
- Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor
- Part of a bowl barrow called Headon Barrow
- Prehistoric irregular field system and hut circle settlement with adjacent medieval regular field system and deserted settlement SE of Tresibbet Farm
- Prehistoric cairns and field boundary 450m south of the Louden Stone Circle
- Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate
- Banked cairn 950m west of Siblyback Farm
- Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 940m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
- Stone hut circle with adjacent prehistoric field walls and incorporated post-medieval peat mound 280m NNE of Tresibbet Farm
- Bowl barrow 110m north of Whitehill Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
- Platform cairn 460m SW of Colquite Farm
- Platform cairn with central mound 720m south-east of Carkeet Farm
- Hut circle 440yds (400m) SW of Candra
- Two adjoining prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 960m NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Bowl barrow 660m north east of Tresoke
- Prehistoric round cairn with inner and outer kerbs and a central cist 485m WNW of Showery Tor
- Large regular stone circle 560m north east of Leaze
- Kerbed cairn 500m east of Casehill
- Prehistoric irregular field system with incorporated cairnfield and round cairn 1.08km north-west of Showery Tor
- Two bowl barrows 625m south of Greystone Farm
- Round cairn 700m NNW of Bowhayland Farm
- Hut circles near New Hall
- Wayside cross 660m north of Basil Farm
- Bowl barrow 200m west of Tresplatt Farm
- Kerbed platform cairn with central mound and adjacent stone alignment 1.42km NW of Tresellern Farm
- Round cairn 1.1km north-west of Siblyback Farm
- Wayside cross 220m north west of Steppes Farm
- Barrow group on Greenbarrow Downs
- Wayside cross in Tresmeer churchyard
- Medieval settlement and field system south of Tresellern Farm, incorporating Prehistoric hut circle settlements
- Prehistoric settlements and field system with adjacent medieval settlement, field systems, boundaries and tin streamworks on the Brown Gelly Downs
- Medieval wayside cross in Altarnun churchyard
- Early medieval decorated and inscribed wayside cross shaft and base on Waterpit Down, 250m WSW of Hallwell Barton Bungalow
- Blacktor Downs irregular aggregate field system and clearance cairn
- Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor
- Stone hut circle 325m NNW of Tresibbet Farm
- Anderton Mill Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m north of the church
- Wayside cross 290m north west of Basill
- Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Three adjacent stone hut circles 610m north-west of Higher Langdon Farm
- Prehistoric to post-medieval field systems, boundaries, settlements and railway at Smallacoombe Parks and north eastern Siblyback Moor
- Bowl barrow 700m east of Tregray Farm
- Stone hut circle 50m south-east of Carey Tor
- Round cairn 567m north-west of Showery Tor
- Round cairn with central cist capstone and inner kerb 935m north-east of Camperdown Farm
- Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field boundaries, enclosure and cairn on Blacktor Downs
- Animal pound 90m ENE of Pound Cot
- Five prehistoric round cairns and a ring cairn 920m NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Henge with stone circle called the Stripple Stones and adjacent bowl barrow 415m south east of Hawk's Tor
- Embanked platform cairn with central mound on Browngelly Downs, 680m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
- Hut circle group and enclosure NE of Carwen
- Prehistoric coaxial field system, incorporated and adjacent hut circles, stone setting, linear boundaries and medieval settlement on Fox Tor and Treburland Farm
- Stone hut circle settlement with incorporating prehistoric irregular aggregate field system 600m SSE of Carkeet Farm
- Leskernick south stone circle
- Standing stone 415m south west of Moorgate called 'Long Stone'
- Neolithic long cairn north-east of Louden Hill
- Ring cairn 295m north west of Candra
- Bowl barrow 60m west of Crowdy Reservoir dam
- Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, and religious and funerary remains on the middle and lower slopes west and south of Roughtor
- Vincent Mine Cross
- Prehistoric linear boundary and adjacent subsidiary boundary 1km west of Tresellern Farm
- Medieval tenement boundary between Louden Hill and King Arthur's Downs
- St Protus's Cross, 330m east of Blisland church
- The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown Farm
- Prehistoric to medieval settlements, field systems, enclosures and cairns, with post-medieval boundary and railway on north east Smallacoombe Down
- Round cairn 165m south-west of Tresellern Farm
- Three prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 1km NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit
- Stone hut circle north of Dinnever Hill, 200m WNW of the Stannon Stone Circle
- Deserted medieval settlement 1125m WNW of Canaglaze
- Bowl barrow 250m north west of Newpark
- Large regular stone circle called the Trippet Stones
- Tor cairn on Showery Tor
- One of two round cairns 810m south-west of Tresellern Farm
- Hut circles 330yds (300m) SW of Henneward
- Bowl barrow 420m south east of Higher Parkwalls
- Three barrows 550m ENE of Cansford
- Stone hut circle 525m SW of West Carne Farm
- Two platform cairns centred 485m SW of Colquite Farm
- Wayside cross 315m north of The Old Rectory, Altarnun
- Platform cairn with rim bank and central cairn, and a secondary cairn, on the summit of Carne Down
- Prehistoric and medieval linear boundary 1.34km south of Eastmoorgate
- Prehistoric and medieval settlements with fields and enclosures together with Bronze Age cairns and medieval alluvial streamwork at Garrow Tor
- Wayside cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Medieval longhouse settlement (known locally as Lamlavery), and an associated field system
- Iron Age defended settlement 170m north west of Cargurra
- Tor cairn on Newel Tor, 1.5km north of Siblyback Farm
- Earlier prehistoric hillfort with incorporated and adjacent cairns, chamber and medieval chapel on the summit ridge of Rough Tor and Little Rough Tor
- Holy well at Laneast
- Two small stone circles 530m ESE of King Arthur's Hall
- Prehistoric embanked platform cairn and linear boundary with superimposed medieval boundary and adjacent clearance cairn on Dinnever Hill
- King Arthur's Hall
- Co-axial field system, hut circle settlements, cairnfield and land boundaries on Carne Down
- Platform cairn 450m WSW of Colquite Farm
- Stannon Stone Circle, prehistoric field system, hut circle settlement, cairns, cist, linear boundaries and medieval building north of Dinnever Hill
- Nine Stones stone circle 1.03km NNW of Bowhayland Farm
- Four Hole Cross, 200m north of Lord's Waste Farm
- Prehistoric to post-medieval funerary, ritual and settlement remains on and around Louden Hill
- Leskernick north stone circle
- Wayside cross 620m south west of Basil Farm
- Wayside cross in Lesnewth churchyard
- Prehistoric hut circles and enclosure, 470m south of Rushyford Gate
- Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage
- Two stone hut circles 130m south east of Highsteps
- Platform cairn on Priddacombe Downs
- Medieval long-house with adjacent enclosure 1.44km NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Prehistoric and medieval linear boundary with associated peat stack platform 475m SSW of Eastmoorgate
- Medieval wayside cross at Blisland
- Two bowl barrows 595m north west of Belah Park Farm
- St Clether's Chapel and Holy Well
- Round cairn 460m north of Showery Tor
- Round (or petal) cairn on the summit of Leskernick Hill
- Medieval wayside cross head 75m east of Newpark
- Kerbed round cairn 110m NNE of Carey Tor
- Three hut circles 280m south west of Rushyford Gate
- Prehistoric cist, cairns and cairnfield on north east Smallacoombe Downs, 570m north west of Smallacoombe Tor
- An early Christian memorial stone 380m south east of Worthyvale Manor
- Fernacre stone circle and two outlying stones
- Wayside cross 110m SSW of Youlstone
- Cairn 485m WSW of Colquite Farm
- Two stone hut circles with adjacent prehistoric field wall and incorporated medieval transhumance hut 180m north east of Tresibbet Farm
- Roughtor holy well, 333m south-west of Showery Tor
- Prehistoric standing stone 500m NNE of Spettigue Farm
- Round cairn 417m north-west of Showery Tor
- Later Prehistoric to Roman round 500m NE of West Carne Farm
- Stone hut circle 440m WSW of Tresellern Farm
- Medieval wayside cross on Laneast Downs, 270m SSW of High Hall Farm
- Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra
- Two Bronze Age settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone on the south and western slopes of Leskernick Hill
- Cross 470m north of Lambrenny
- Leskernick stone alignment
- Round barrow cemetery on Wilsey Down
- Three platform cairns 320m south-east of Moorgate
- Stone hut circle 520m SSE of Carkeet Farm
- Three bowl barrows 600m south east of Small Hill Barton
- Four prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 938m NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Three bowl barrows 130m east of Starapark Farm
- Iron Age defended settlement 425m west of Trebray
- Platform cairn with outer bank and central mound 430m WSW of Smallacoombe Tor
- Rectangular enclosures 520m west of Rosecare Villa Farm
- Prehistoric house platform on south-east Roughtor, 985m NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Ring cairn and two kerbed cairns on Bray Down
- Prehistoric field systems, enclosure, hut circles and rounds, with adjacent medieval settlement, longhouse and field system on Higher Langdon Farm
- Round cairn 1.58km WNW of Tresellern Farm
- Banked cairn on Browngelly Downs, 880m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
Places to see near Sancreed
Lakes near Sancreed
Rivers near Sancreed
- West Looe River
- Polperro River
- East Looe River
- Seaton
- Upper River Ruthern
- Amble
- Camel (De Lank to Stannon)
- Stannon Stream
- Lower River Camel
- St Lawrence Stream
- Issey Brook (Camel)
- Upper River Amble
- De Lank River
- Lower River Ruthern
- Demelza Stream (Ruthern)
- Polmorla Stream
- Upper River Camel
- Amble tributary (Camel)
- Allen
- Lanivet Stream
- Porth Stream
- Gannel (Upper)
- Menalhyl
- Gannel (Lower)
- Harlyn Water
- Benny Stream
- Porthcothan Stream
- Trebant Water
- Lerryn River
- Cardinham Water
- Warleggan River
- Fowey (Upper)
- Fowey (Warleggan to St Neot)
- Pont Pill
- St Neot River
- Lower River Fowey
- Crackington Stream
- Marsland Water
- Lower River Strat
- Lower River Neet
- Upper River Neet
- Jacob Stream
- Valency
- Upper River Strat
- Coombe Valley Stream
- Newlyn River
- Trevaylor Stream
- Penberth Stream
- Marazion River
- Lamorna Stream
- Roseworthy Stream
- Portreath Stream
- Red River (Upper)
- Bolingey Stream
- Red River (Lower)
- Hayle
- Angarrack Stream
- Holywell Stream
- Kestle Stream
- Upper River Allen (Fal)
- Kenwyn
- Kennal
- Zelah Brook
- Brighton Stream
- Hicks Mill Stream
- Gwindra Stream
- Tresillian River (Lower)
- Upper River Fal
- Calenick Stream
- Trevella Stream
- Tresillian River (Upper)
- Lower River Allen (Fal)
- Lower River Fal
- Upper Carnon River
- Lower River Carnon
- Bokiddick Stream
- Crinnis River
- St Austell River
- Caerhays Stream
- Par River (Upper)
- Par River (Lower)
- Tywardreath Stream
- Carminowe Creek
- Gunwalloe Stream
- Cury River
- Helford River
- Manaccan River
- Poltesco River
- Lestraines River
- Lower River Cober
- Porthleven Stream
- Upper River Cober
- Gweek River
- Upper River Inny
- Penpont Water
- Cotehele Stream
- Lowley Brook
- Lower River Inny
- Lower River Tamar
- Upper River Lynher
- Tiddy
- Withey Brook
- Lower River Lynher
- Tala Water
- Canworthy Water
- Carey
- Tamar (River Ottery to River Deer)
- Tamar (Small Brook to River Deer)
- Upper River Ottery
- Kensey
- Tamar (Small Brook to Lamberal Water)
- Small Brook (Tamar)
- Claw
- Tamar (River Ottery to River Lyd)
- Lower River Ottery
- Upper River Tamar
- Caudworthy Water
- Deer
- Lamberal Water
- Bolesbridge Water
- Derril Water
- Middle River Ottery
