Skimmel Bridge
Skimmel Bridge is a Village in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Skimmel Bridge including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
Hiking Areas to visit near Skimmel Bridge include Tehidy.
Country Parks to visit near Skimmel Bridge include Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are some of Skimmel Bridge best towns to visit near Skimmel Bridge.
The area close to Skimmel Bridge boasts some of the best hills including Kit Hill Country Park.
Villages to visit near Skimmel Bridge include Cremyll, and Botallack.
Historic Buildings to visit near Skimmel Bridge include Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Skimmel Bridge's best nearby airports can be found at Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Skimmel Bridge History
There are some historic monuments around Skimmel Bridge:
- Circular enclosure 385m NE of Higher Trenowin
- Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
- The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
- Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
- Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
- Boskenna Cross
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
- Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
- Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
- Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit
- Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
- The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
- Porthgwarra Ullies
- Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
- Hut circles, Higher Bussow
- Promontory Fort called Trereen Dinas
- Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
- Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
- Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
- Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
- Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
- Round called Lescudjack Castle
- Market cross
- Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
- Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
- Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
- Watermill near Bosigran Castle
- Round 340m south east of Trevean
- Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
- Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
- Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
- Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
- Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
- Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
- Boleigh fogou
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
- Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
- Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
- Round called Lesingey Round
- A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
- Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
- Bowl barrow 260m SSE of Zennor Quoit
- Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
- Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
- Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
- Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
- St Buryan churchtown cross
- Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
- Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Two kerbed cairns on Trendrine Hill
- Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
- Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
- Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
- Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
- Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
- Treen Common stone circle
- Croftoe British village
- Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
- Cross at Treassowe
- Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
- Field system on Dry Carn
- Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
- Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
- Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
- Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
- Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
- Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
- Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
- Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
- Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Two cist graves 500yds (460m) NE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Round 450yds (405m) NW of Lower Chellew Farm
- Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
- Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
- Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
- Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey
- Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
- Rectangular enclosures 700yds (640m) E of Tregerthen
- Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
- Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
- Boskenna Gate Cross
- A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Dovecote called the 'Culver House', 330m SSW of Lower Bussow Farm
- Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
- Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Higher Levant Mine
- Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
- Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
- Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
- Medieval wayside cross at Paul
- Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
- Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
- Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
- Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Round called Trewern Round
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
- Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
- Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
- Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
- Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
- Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
- Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Cross slab at parish church
- Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
- Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
- Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
- Long stone W of Boswens Common
- Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
- Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
- Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
- Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
- Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 8m east of the church
- Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 10m south east of the church
- Brunnion Cross, at Brunnion Carn
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Penbeagle Cross
- An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
- Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
- Botrea barrows
- Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
- Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
- Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
- Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
- Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
- Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Field system on Truthwall Common
- Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- Geevor Mine
- An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
- Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
- Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
- Wayside cross immediately south of St Towennicus' Church
- Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
- Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
- Kerris Cross
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
- Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
- Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
- A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
- Holy well called Madron Well
- Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
- Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
- Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
- Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
- Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
- Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
- Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
- Hut circle settlement at Sperris Croft 500yds (460m) SE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
- Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
- Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
- An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard
- Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
- Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
- Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 6m south of the church
- Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
- Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
- Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
- Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
- Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
- Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
- Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
- Medieval chapel called Chapel Jane
Places to see near Skimmel Bridge
Lakes near Skimmel Bridge
Rivers near Skimmel Bridge
- 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
