Sellan
Sellan is a Village in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Sellan 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 Sellan.
The area around Sellan boasts some of the best country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
The area around Sellan boasts some of the best towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
There are a several good hills in the area around Sellan like Kit Hill Country Park.
The area around Sellan 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 Sellan.
Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are great places to visit near Sellan if you like airports.
Sellan History
There are some historic monuments around Sellan:
- Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
- Medieval chapel called Chapel Jane
- Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
- Round 340m south east of Trevean
- Wayside cross in St Sennen's churchyard, 6m north of the church
- Dovecote called the 'Culver House', 330m SSW of Lower Bussow Farm
- Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
- Two kerbed cairns on Trendrine Hill
- Boskenna Gate Cross
- Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
- Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
- Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
- Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
- Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
- Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
- Watermill near Bosigran Castle
- Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
- The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
- Treen Common stone circle
- Geevor Mine
- Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
- Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
- Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
- Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
- Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
- Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
- Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
- Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
- Round 450yds (405m) NW of Lower Chellew Farm
- Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
- Wayside cross-head in St Sennen's churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- Hut circles, Higher Bussow
- Hut circle settlement at Sperris Croft 500yds (460m) SE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
- An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard
- Higher Levant Mine
- Botrea barrows
- Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
- Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
- Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
- Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
- Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
- Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
- Round called Lesingey Round
- Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
- Market cross
- Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
- Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
- Field system on Dry Carn
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
- Two cist graves 500yds (460m) NE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
- Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
- Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- St Buryan churchtown cross
- Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
- Long stone W of Boswens Common
- Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
- Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
- Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
- Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
- Holy well called Madron Well
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
- Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
- Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
- Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
- Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
- An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
- Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
- Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
- Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
- Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
- Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
- Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
- Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Porthgwarra Ullies
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
- Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
- Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
- Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
- Kerris Cross
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
- Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
- Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
- Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
- Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
- Medieval wayside cross at Paul
- Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
- Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
- Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
- Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
- Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
- Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
- Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Cross slab at parish church
- Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
- Boskenna Cross
- Round cairn on Carn Polpry
- Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
- Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
- Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit
- Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
- Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
- Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
- Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
- Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
- Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
- Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
- Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
- Field system on Truthwall Common
- Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
- Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
- Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
- Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
- A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
- Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
- Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
- Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
- Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
- Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
- Cross at Treassowe
- Rectangular enclosures 700yds (640m) E of Tregerthen
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
- Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
- Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
- Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
- Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
- Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
- An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
- Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
- Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
- Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
- Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel
- Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
- Croftoe British village
- Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
- Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
- Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
- Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
- Promontory Fort called Trereen Dinas
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
- Boleigh fogou
- Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
- Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
- Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
- Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
- Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
- Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
- Wayside cross immediately south of St Towennicus' Church
- Trevescan Cross 340m SSW of Sennen Church
- Circular enclosure 385m NE of Higher Trenowin
- Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
- Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
- Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
- Bowl barrow 260m SSE of Zennor Quoit
- Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
- Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Round called Trewern Round
- Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
- Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey
- Round called Lescudjack Castle
- Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
Places to see near Sellan
Lakes near Sellan
Rivers near Sellan
- 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
