Skewjack
Skewjack is a Village in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Skewjack including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
The area close to Skewjack boasts some of the best hiking areas including Tehidy.
The area around Skewjack boasts some of the best country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Skewjack has some unmissable towns nearby like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
There are a number of hills near to Skewjack including Kit Hill Country Park.
There are a number of villages near Skewjack including Cremyll, and Botallack.
The area close to Skewjack boasts some of the best historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Skewjack's best nearby airports can be found at Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Skewjack History
There are some historic monuments around Skewjack:
- A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
- Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
- Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
- Promontory fort called Kenidjack Castle
- Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
- Wayside cross in St Sennen's churchyard, 6m north of the church
- Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
- Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
- Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
- Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
- The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
- Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
- Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
- Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
- An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
- Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
- Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Long stone W of Boswens Common
- Field system on Truthwall Common
- Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
- Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
- Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
- Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point
- Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
- Boleigh fogou
- Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley
- Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
- Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
- Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
- Higher Levant Mine
- Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
- Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
- Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- Trevescan Cross 340m SSW of Sennen Church
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
- Boskenna Cross
- Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
- Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
- Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
- Croftoe British village
- Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
- Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
- Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
- Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Cross slab at parish church
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- Field system on Dry Carn
- Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
- Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
- Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- The Ballowall Barrow incorporating entrance grave, cairn, ritual pits and cists 420m WSW of Bollowal Farm
- Round 340m south east of Trevean
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Cliff castle known as Maen Castle
- The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
- Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
- Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
- Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
- Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
- Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
- Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
- Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
- Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
- Wayside cross-head in St Sennen's churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
- Round called Trewern Round
- Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
- Botrea barrows
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
- Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
- Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
- Round cairn on Carn Polpry
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
- St Buryan churchtown cross
- Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
- Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
- Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
- Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
- Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
- Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
- Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
- Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
- Medieval chapel called St Helen's Chapel with a dwelling and enclosure at Cape Cornwall
- Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
- Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
- Porthgwarra Ullies
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
- An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
- Standing stone 230m west of the Old Manor
- Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
- Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
- Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
- Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
- Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
- Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
- Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
- Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel
- Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
- Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
- Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
- Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
- Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
- Geevor Mine
- Boskenna Gate Cross
- Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
Places to see near Skewjack
Lakes near Skewjack
Rivers near Skewjack
- 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
