South Penquite
South Penquite is a Area in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near South Penquite 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 South Penquite.
There are a number of country parks near South Penquite including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
There are a number of towns near South Penquite including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
Kit Hill Country Park is one of South Penquite's best, nearby hills to visit in South Penquite.
There are a number of villages near South Penquite including Cremyll, and Botallack.
The area around South Penquite's best historic buildings can be found at Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
South Penquite has some unmissable airports nearby like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
South Penquite History
There are some historic monuments around South Penquite:
- Treslea Cross, 750m ENE of Cardinham Church
- The Castle Goff Stone and Valley Truckle Cross in St Julitta's churchyard
- Kerbed cairn 500m east of Casehill
- Large multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle Canyke', 375m SSW of Castle Canyke Farmhouse
- Cross head N of Tregony Farm
- Round cairn 460m north of Showery Tor
- Wayside cross 55m north east of Laninval House
- Platform cairn on Dinnever Hill, 510m north of Camperdown Farm
- Slight univallate hillfort with outworks containing a medieval chapel and beacon at Helsbury Castle
- Small multivallate hillfort with outworks known as Pencarrow Rounds
- Barrow group on Greenbarrow Downs
- Prehistoric standing stone 695m north-west of Showery Tor
- Earlier prehistoric hillfort with incorporated and adjacent cairns, chamber and medieval chapel on the summit ridge of Rough Tor and Little Rough Tor
- Kerbed cairn on Alex Tor
- Prehistoric embanked platform cairn and linear boundary with superimposed medieval boundary and adjacent clearance cairn on Dinnever Hill
- Wayside cross known as Peverell's Cross
- Bowl barrow 420m south east of Higher Parkwalls
- The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown Farm
- Fernacre stone circle and two outlying stones
- Helland Bridge
- Trevenning Cross and post-medieval guide post, 700m south west of Trevenning village
- Holy well in Michaelstow churchyard
- The Trevia Cross, at Sportsmans
- Prehistoric round cairn 865m NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system 940m north east of Newton
- Two round cairns, three enclosed and two open stone hut circle settlements, a rectangular enclosure and a medieval longhouse to the south of Carburrow Tor
- Tredinnick Cross, 450m east of Great Tredinnick
- Hut circles near New Hall
- Prehistoric ring cairn 810m NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Platform cairn 450m WSW of Colquite Farm
- Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage
- Churchyard cross in Lanivet churchyard, 30m north of the church
- Five prehistoric round cairns and a ring cairn 920m NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Medieval tenement boundary between Louden Hill and King Arthur's Downs
- Round called Castle Goff
- St Bellarmin's Chapel
- Prehistoric and medieval settlements with fields and enclosures together with Bronze Age cairns and medieval alluvial streamwork at Garrow Tor
- Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 30m east of the church
- Ring cairn 295m north west of Candra
- Bowl barrow known as Council Barrow
- Trezance Holy Well and chapel enclosure
- Holy well near St James' Chapel
- Wayside cross at Trevia Walls
- Three bowl barrows 250m north east of Lowermoor
- Round cairn with central cist capstone and inner kerb 935m north-east of Camperdown Farm
- Largin Castle
- Hut circle 440yds (400m) SW of Candra
- Hut circle group and enclosure NE of Carwen
- Hut circles 330yds (300m) SW of Henneward
- Churchyard cross in Lanivet churchyard, 5m west of the church
- Three platform cairns 320m south-east of Moorgate
- Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Carminow Cross, south east of Bodmin
- Stone hut circle 525m WSW of Colquite Farm
- Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor
- Medieval wayside cross head 75m east of Newpark
- Medieval churchyard cross 20m south of the Church of St Bruerdus, Churchtown
- Wayside cross 120m north west of Callywith
- Neolithic long cairn north-east of Louden Hill
- Two early Christian memorial stones 195m north of Welltown
- An early Christian memorial stone 380m south east of Worthyvale Manor
- Round 275m SSE of Little Delinuth
- Medieval longhouse settlement (known locally as Lamlavery), and an associated field system
- Round cairn 417m north-west of Showery Tor
- The Prior's Cross at Washaway
- Prehistoric to post-medieval funerary, ritual and settlement remains on and around Louden Hill
- Roman fort called 'Nanstallon Roman fort' 135m south west of Tregear
- Wayside cross 220m north west of Steppes Farm
- Medieval churchyard cross in Michaelstow churchyard
- Two adjoining prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 960m NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Henge with stone circle called the Stripple Stones and adjacent bowl barrow 415m south east of Hawk's Tor
- Two hut circles 400m WSW of Furhouse
- Medieval wayside cross at Blisland
- Three prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 1km NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Slight univallate hillfort in Dunmere Wood 235m WNW of Crabb's Pool
- Treslea Downs Cross 300m west of Mount
- Medieval long-house with adjacent enclosure 1.44km NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Medieval chapel of St Thomas Becket 45m east of the church, Priory Road in Bodmin
- Bury Castle
- Early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross in Cardinham churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Round cairn 312m north-west of Showery Tor
- Tawna Downs round barrows
- Prehistoric standing stone, medieval wayside cross and cross base and post-medieval guide post at Longstone
- Blacktor Downs irregular aggregate field system and clearance cairn
- Wayside cross in the grounds of Pencarrow, 130m SSE of Pencarrow House
- Standing stone 415m south west of Moorgate called 'Long Stone'
- Roughtor holy well, 333m south-west of Showery Tor
- Two wayside crosses in the grounds of Trewardale 34m WSW of the house
- Round cairn 625m north-west of Showery Tor
- Prehistoric hut circle settlement on Stanning Hill
- Four Hole Cross, 200m north of Lord's Waste Farm
- Medieval wayside cross 320m south west of Higher Trevivian
- Prehistoric stone setting 62m north-west of the Stannon Stone Circle
- Tor cairn on Showery Tor
- Prehistoric linear boundary, adjacent irregular aggregate field system and hut circles, incorporated cairns and medieval grave on north-west Roughtor
- Six cairns on Buttern Hill
- Prehistoric and later enclosure containing a stone hut circle 1.2km NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Iron Age defended settlement called Penhargard Castle
- Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate
- Stannon Stone Circle, prehistoric field system, hut circle settlement, cairns, cist, linear boundaries and medieval building north of Dinnever Hill
- Prehistoric round cairn with inner and outer kerbs and a central cist 485m WNW of Showery Tor
- Platform cairn 460m SW of Colquite Farm
- St Protus's Cross, 330m east of Blisland church
- Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra
- Cairn 485m WSW of Colquite Farm
- Two stone hut circles 130m south east of Highsteps
- Berrycombe Cross, on the north side of Berrycombe Road at its junction with Cardell Road
- Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, and religious and funerary remains on the middle and lower slopes west and south of Roughtor
- Motte and bailey castle called Cardinham Castle
- Prehistoric house platform on south-east Roughtor, 985m NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Three wayside crosses in St Julitta's churchyard
- Animal pound called Crowpound
- Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field boundaries, enclosure and cairn on Blacktor Downs
- Large regular stone circle 560m north east of Leaze
- King Arthur's Hall
- Large regular stone circle called the Trippet Stones
- Medieval wayside cross at Castle Hill, 740m north east of Bodmin parish church
- Platform cairn on Priddacombe Downs
- Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit
- Cross near Deviock Cottage
- Stone hut circle north of Dinnever Hill, 200m WNW of the Stannon Stone Circle
- Lantern cross 60m north east of Lancarffe
- Medieval tenement boundary with adjacent medieval field north of Dinnever Hill
- Round cairn 567m north-west of Showery Tor
- The Middle Moor Cross, 230m north-east of Camperdown Farm
- Ornamented cross shaft at Glynn
- Prehistoric cairns and field boundary 450m south of the Louden Stone Circle
- Medieval wayside cross in St Mabyn churchyard
- Four prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 938m NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Two platform cairns centred 485m SW of Colquite Farm
- Temple Old Bridge with adjacent ford and causeway
- Round 410m west of Kenningstockmill
- Prehistoric irregular field system with incorporated cairnfield and round cairn 1.08km north-west of Showery Tor
- Wayside cross in the grounds of Higher Lank Farm 10m south of the farm house
- Wayside cross at Bodwannick Manor Farm
- Two small stone circles 530m ESE of King Arthur's Hall
- Bowl barrow 250m north west of Newpark
- Four bowl barrows north of Greymare Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
- Churchyard cross in Cardinham churchyard, 5m south of the church
- Bowl barrow 60m west of Crowdy Reservoir dam
- Wayside cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard
- Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor
- Churchyard cross in the cemetery at St Teath, 60m north west of the church
- An early Christian memorial stone at Lancarffe
Places to see near South Penquite
Lakes near South Penquite
Rivers near South Penquite
- 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
