South Petherwin
South Petherwin is a Town in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near South Petherwin including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
There are a several good hiking areas in the area around South Petherwin like Tehidy.
South Petherwin's best nearby country parks can be found at Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
South Petherwin has some unmissable towns nearby like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
Kit Hill Country Park is one of South Petherwin's best, nearby hills to visit in South Petherwin.
Villages to visit near South Petherwin include Cremyll, and Botallack.
Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is one of South Petherwin's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in South Petherwin.
The area around South Petherwin boasts some of the best airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
South Petherwin History
There are some historic monuments around South Petherwin:
- Prehistoric linear boundaries, cairn and enclosure 1.225km north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- A round on Tregearedown Beacon, 295m north east of the Nook
- Prehistoric embanked avenue and eight adjacent round cairns 750m ENE of Sparretts Farm
- Higher New Bridge
- Round cairn 435m south east of Sparretts Farm
- Two round cairns 768m and 778m ENE of Sparretts Farm
- Allabury Camp slight univallate hillfort 425m WNW of West Castick Farm
- Platform cairn 225m west of Minions
- Early post-medieval guide post 270m north west of Bowden
- Round cairn 825m ENE of Sparretts Farm
- Stone hut circle 1.287km WSW of East Castick Farm
- Multi-span bridge called Trerithick Bridge
- Medieval hall and St Mary Magdalene's Chapel at Trecarrell
- Prehistoric round cairn on the eastern outcrop of Bearah Tor
- Prehistoric irregular aggregate field system with incorporated stone hut circle 1.125km SW of East Castick Farm
- Two round cairns 600m ENE of Trewortha Farm
- Three round cairns on the summit of Langstone Downs
- Prehistoric linear boundary and field system, medieval enclosure and tin miners' caches 1.06km north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Stone hut circle 82m south-east of Wardbrook Farm
- Camp E of Brockle
- Holyway Cross, 550m east of Hicksmill
- Medieval wayside cross 550m north-west of Lewannick church
- Round cairn 775m NW of Wardbrook Farm
- Round cairn with orthostatic kerb and cist 482m SE of Trewortha Farm
- Prehistoric regular and irregular aggregate field systems incorporating three hut circle settlements, medieval farmhouse and enclosure N of Wardbrook Farm
- Three round cairns 578m ENE of Trewortha Farm
- An early Christian memorial stone in Lewannick churchyard
- Neolithic long cairn, Prehistoric regular and irregular aggregate field systems, linear boundaries and medieval enclosure 625m W of Blackcoombe Farm
- Prehistoric standing stone 1.375km WNW of Blackcoombe Farm
- Round cairn with central cist 1.05km east of Trewortha Farm
- Round called Rings Camp
- Settlement W of Cargelly
- Stone hut circle 758m north-east of Trewortha Farm
- Earlier Prehistoric hillfort, two cairns, medieval pound and adjacent Prehistoric field systems, hut circles and transhumance huts on Stowe's Hill
- Round cairn with central cist 1km ENE of Trewortha Farm
- Prehistoric kerbed boulder 140m SW of the Goldiggings Quarry
- Southgate, Launceston
- Wayside cross 95m WSW of Trelaske House
- Round 160m south of White Bridge
- Round 750m north east of Trelaske House
- Early medieval urban burh remains E of St Stephen's parish church, including remains of the early medieval Christian enclosure and monastery
- Embanked platform cairn with internal mound and peripheral berm 1km NNE of Trewalla Farm
- Prehistoric funerary cist 1.275km NW of Wardbrook Farm
- Prehistoric linear boundary with adjacent stone hut circle, two round cairns and cairnfield 1.125km north of Wardbrook Farm
- Prehistoric irregular and regular aggregate field systems with incorporated stone hut circles 750m ENE of Siblyback Farm
- Wayside cross 60m south of Northcombe Farm
- Prehistoric enclosure with adjacent stone hut circle 780m NNE of Minions
- Two adjacent stone hut circles 265m WNW of Trewalla Farm
- Stone hut circle 812m NW of Wardbrook Farm
- Stone hut circle 1.37km SW of East Castick Farm
- Prehistoric co-axial and regular aggregate field systems with incorporated and adjacent hut circle settlements on Bastreet Downs, south of Bowda Farm
- Stone hut circle 954m WSW of East Castick Farm
- Stone hut circle 1.365km SW of East Castick Farm
- Part of Launceston Priory 50m south-east of St Thomas' Church
- St Mellor's Well
- Bowl barrow 680m north west of Trewithick Farm
- Stone hut circle 625m south-east of Siblyback Farm
- Round cairn 800m WSW of Tolcarne Farm
- Round cairn 450m east of Sparretts Farm
- Group of four round cairns 810m ENE of Sparretts Farm
- Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement incorporating three enclosures and two cairns 1.06km WSW of East Castick Farm
- Northcott Wood camp
- Stone hut circle 472m south-east of Siblyback Farm
- Prehistoric regular aggregate field system with incorporated stone hut circles and enclosure 450m east of Siblyback Farm
- Prehistoric regular aggregate field system with incorporated and adjacent stone hut circles and an adjacent enclosure 550m WSW of Trewalla Farm
- Round cairn with central cist on Bearah Common, 1.106km north of Wardbrook Farm
- Prehistoric clearance cairn 950m north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Prehistoric enclosure 325m west of Trewalla Farm
- Two adjacent prehistoric coaxial field systems incorporating regular field systems, stone hut circles, cairns and medieval fields on East Moor and Ridge
- Late medieval packhorse bridge 35m north of St Thomas's Church, Newport
- Two adjacent stone hut circles 290m west of Trewalla Farm
- Stone hut circle 987m WSW of East Castick Farm
- Multi-span bridge known as Yeolm Bridge
- Earlier Prehistoric hillfort, adjacent round cairn with incorporated shelter, and tor cairn on Tregarrick Tor
- Unenclosed hut circle settlement and adjacent Prehistoric linear boundary 800m SSE of Trewortha Farm
- Round cairn with double orthostatic kerb and cist 497m SE of Trewortha Farm
- Medieval and post-medieval tin and copper mines with medieval field system on the middle and lower northern slopes of Caradon Hill
- Round cairn 490m north-east of Sparretts Farm
- Stone hut circle 245m SSE of Trewortha Farm
- Prehistoric enclosure and field system, two hut circles and parts of a medieval field system 350m south east of Sparretts Farm
- Round cairn 800m ESE of Lambadla Farm
- Stone hut circle 812m WSW of East Castick Farm
- Hilltop enclosure 330m south of Hardstone Cottage
- Prehistoric linear boundary and adjacent round cairn 938m north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Round cairn 650m north-east of Sparretts Farm
- Two stone hut circles 1.15km WSW of East Castick Farm
- Holy Well at Rezare
- The Rillaton Barrow, 500m NNE of The Hurlers stone circles
- Stone hut circle 345m SE of Trewortha Farm
- Round cairn 825m north-east of Trewortha Farm
- Unenclosed hut circle settlement with adjacent enclosure and linear boundary 1.41km SW of East Castick Farm
- Medieval churchyard cross-head and medieval cross-shaft in St Mary Magdalene's churchyard
- Round cairn 1.175km WSW of East Castick Farm
- Prehistoric field system, hut circles, boundary, enclosure and standing stone, medieval field system and post-med. small-holding 1.46km NNE of Siblyback Farm
- Holmbush Mine: Hitchen's Shaft complex
- Round cairn 850m ENE of Sparretts Farm
- Two round cairns with connecting rubble wall 455m east of Trewortha Farm
- Platform cairn 667m ENE of Trewortha Farm
- The South Hill inscribed stone, an early Christian memorial stone in South Hill churchyard, 50m west of St Sampson's Church
- Kerbed platform cairn with kerbed central mound and outer bank 600m east of Trewalla Farm
- Stone hut circle with concentric annexe 1.4km SW of East Castick Farm
- Three Prehistoric clearance cairns 885m north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Prehistoric clearance cairn 1.05km north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Three bowl barrows 750m south east of Lower Brazacott Farm
- Prehistoric clearance cairn 955m north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Round cairn with central cist 970m ENE of Trewortha Farm
- Three stone hut circles 1.06km NE of Trewortha Farm
- Platform cairn with central mound 900m ESE of Lambadla Farm
- Prehistoric irregular aggregate field system with incorporated stone hut circles 375m SSE of Sparretts Farm
- Stone hut circle 975m WSW of West Castick Farm
- Prehistoric clearance cairn 1.04km north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Neolithic long cairn 690m ENE of Trewortha Farm
- Deserted medieval settlement 650m north-east of Siblyback Farm
- Prehistoric irregular and regular aggregate field systems, enclosure, stone hut circles, cairnfield and kerbed boulder 750m ESE of Siblyback Farm
- Round cairn 525m east of Trewalla Farm
- Stone hut circle 425m south east of Sparretts Farm
- Round cairn 750m ENE of Trewortha Farm
- Round called Killabury
- Upton Castle, 500m SSW of Upton Barton Farm
- Round cairn 1.162km NW of Wardbrook Farm
- Stone hut circle 1.225km WSW of East Castick Farm
- Two stone hut circles 1.035km ENE of Trewortha Farm
- Prehistoric clearance cairn 962m north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Early medieval transhumance hut 740m west of Blackcoombe Farm
- Round 300m north of Northdown
- Two platform cairns 750m and 785m E of Sparretts Farm
- Stone hut circle 1.34km SW of East Castick Farm
- Stone hut circle centred 460m ESE of Sparretts Farm
- Dunheved Cross, 80m west of Launceston Hospital
- Launceston Castle motte, bailey and shell keep
- Standing stone and surrounding cairn 725m west of Trewalla Farm
- Holmbush Mine: Windsor Lane rotative engine house with adjacent boiler house, loadings and platform
- Round cairn 617m ENE of Trewortha Farm
- Two adjoining stone hut circles 1.12km WSW of East Castick Farm
- Slight univallate hillfort with outworks 390m south east of Tanker's Lake
- Two stone hut circles and an adjoining Prehistoric boundary wall 470m east of Trewalla Farm
- Two cairns 550m and 587m ENE of Trewalla Farm and two adjacent small clearance cairns
- Two Prehistoric clearance cairns 895m north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Round cairn 645m ENE of Trewortha Farm
- Prehistoric clearance cairn 917m north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Two stone hut circles 937m WSW of East Castick Farm
- Three stone hut circles 1.055km ENE of Trewortha Farm
- Prehistoric regular aggregate field system with two incorporated stone hut circles 850m north-east of Siblyback Farm
- Craddock Moor stone circle and adjacent peat-stack platform 800m NNE of Trewalla Farm
- Three medieval wayside crosses 70m SW of Trebartha Hall
- Two stone hut circles and adjacent Prehistoric field bank 250m SE of Trewortha Farm
- Two round cairns 557m ENE of Trewortha Farm
- Unenclosed hut circle settlement incorporating a small cairn 875m ENE of Trewortha Farm
- Prehistoric enclosure with three adjacent hut circles 700m NNE of Minions
- Hut circle settlement 975m NE of Trewortha Farm
- Early post-medieval tin streamwork at Gonamena
- Stone hut circle 1.35km SW of East Castick Farm
- Well called Blaunder's Well
- Multi-span bridge called Berriow Bridge
- Round cairn 885m ENE of Sparretts Farm
- Multi-span bridge called Polyphant Bridge, 110m north of Polyphant Green
- Round cairn 580m NW of Wardbrook Farm
- Two stone hut circles and adjacent Prehistoric boundary wall 575m west of West Berriow Farm
- Three adjoining Prehistoric linear boundaries on Bearah Tor, 687m SW of Nodmans Bowda Farm
- Embanked platform cairn with central mound 375m NW of Trewalla Farm
- Prehistoric enclosure containing a stone hut circle and parts of a medieval field system, 500m south east of Sparretts Farm
- Craddock Moor stone alignment, centred 550m north-east of Sparretts Farm
- Enclosure on Kit Hill
- Unenclosed hut circle settlement with incorporated enclosure 1.5km north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Round cairn 910m WSW of Tolcarne Farm
- Medieval bridge at Starabridge
- Stone hut circle 280m ESE of Trewortha Farm
- Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement incorporating a medieval tin miners' cache and medieval shelter 1.285km north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Ring bank in the NW corner of Lewannick Plantation
- Round cairn 1.14km NW of Wardbrook Farm
- Medieval settlement and field system south of Tresellern Farm, incorporating Prehistoric hut circle settlements
- Two stone hut circles 1.03km WSW of East Castick Farm
- Two round cairns 455m and 475m NW of Trewalla Farm
- The Hurlers: three stone circles with paired outlying stones
- Prehistoric round cairn and Prehistoric clearance cairn 952m north-west of Wardbrook Farm
- Platform cairn with central mound 760m ESE of Lambadla Farm
Places to see near South Petherwin
Lakes near South Petherwin
Rivers near South Petherwin
- 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
