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