Tintagel is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Tintagel

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

The area around Tintagel's best hiking areas can be found at Tehidy.

There are a number of country parks near Tintagel including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Towns to visit near Tintagel include Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

Villages to visit near Tintagel include Cremyll, and Botallack.

There are a number of historic buildings near to Tintagel including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are great places to visit near Tintagel if you like airports.

Tintagel History

There are some historic monuments around Tintagel:

• Romano-British and early medieval settlement, medieval church, castle and associated features on Tintagel Island and adjoining mainland
• Round called Castle Goff
• Wayside cross 220m north west of Steppes Farm
• Rock art at Rocky Valley, 150m north of Trevillett Mill
• Early medieval decorated and inscribed wayside cross shaft and base on Waterpit Down, 250m WSW of Hallwell Barton Bungalow
• Kerbed cairn on Alex Tor
• The Castle Goff Stone and Valley Truckle Cross in St Julitta's churchyard
• Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system 940m north east of Newton
• The Long Cross, an early Christian memorial stone and medieval wayside cross, and a post-medieval guide post 400m north of Trelights
• Hut circles 330yds (300m) SW of Henneward
• Medieval churchyard cross in Michaelstow churchyard
• Round 410m west of Kenningstockmill
• Two stone hut circles 130m south east of Highsteps
• An early Christian memorial stone 380m south east of Worthyvale Manor
• Trevena Cross
• Three wayside crosses in St Julitta's churchyard
• The Trevia Cross, at Sportsmans
• Medieval wayside cross at Fenterleigh crossroads, 750m south-east of Bossiney
• Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage
• Trevalga Cross in Trevalga churchyard
• Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra
• Ring cairn 295m north west of Candra
• Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate
• Medieval wayside cross in the churchyard at St Endellion
• Round 275m SSE of Little Delinuth
• Motte and bailey castle at Boscastle
• Holy well in Michaelstow churchyard
• Trevenning Cross and post-medieval guide post, 700m south west of Trevenning village
• Forrabury Cross, 40m SSW of Forrabury church
• Two hut circles 400m WSW of Furhouse
• Standing stone 415m south west of Moorgate called 'Long Stone'
• Churchyard cross in the cemetery at St Teath, 60m north west of the church
• Hut circle 440yds (400m) SW of Candra
• Platform cairn on Dinnever Hill, 510m north of Camperdown Farm
• Round cairn 180m north of Trevarthian
• Medieval churchyard cross 20m south of the Church of St Bruerdus, Churchtown
• Bowl barrow 490m SSW of Tregatherall Farm
• Dovecote 35m south of the Vicarage, Tintagel
• Small multivallate hillfort called Tregeare Rounds
• Iron Age defended settlement 500m north west of Higher Trevinnick
• Wayside cross at Trevia Walls
• Motte castle known as Bossiney Castle
• Bowl barrow called Condolden Barrow
• Slight univallate hillfort with outworks containing a medieval chapel and beacon at Helsbury Castle
• Three platform cairns 320m south-east of Moorgate
• Part of an early-Christian cemetery 65m north west of Tintagel church
• Hut circles near New Hall