Shortacross is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Shortacross

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

Tehidy is a great place to visit close to Shortacross if you like hiking areas.

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

The area around Shortacross boasts some of the best towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

The area around Shortacross's best hills can be found at Kit Hill Country Park.

There are a number of villages near Shortacross including Cremyll, and Botallack.

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is a great place to visit close to Shortacross if you like historic buildings.

The area around Shortacross boasts some of the best airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Shortacross History

There are some historic monuments around Shortacross:

• Trethevy Quoit
• Old Guildhall
• Part of a medieval boundary dyke 220m east of Golitha House
• Slight univallate hillfort called Cadson Bury
• Iron Age defended settlement at Padderbury Top
• Slight univallate hillfort with outworks called Blacketon Rings
• Cross at Triffle Farm
• Tencreek Cross in St Martin's churchyard 3.5m south east of the church
• Bosent Cross, 325m ENE of South Bosent Farm
• Medieval wayside cross in St Ivo's churchyard, 10m ESE of the church
• Small stone circle at Duloe, 150m south east of Stonetown Farm
• Medieval wayside cross at Redgate
• The Doniert Stone, accompanying cross shaft and underground chamber 650m SW of Common Moor
• Medieval churchyard cross in St Cleer churchyard
• Medieval wayside cross in St Ivo's churchyard, 0.3m south of the church
• Round barrow on Bin Down
• Round with annexe 530m north east of Lower Padreda
• Culverland Cross in St Martin's churchyard to the north west of the church
• Wayside cross 50m north east of Carracawn Cross
• Medieval churchyard cross in Quethiock churchyard
• St Cleer's Well and cross