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.

There are a number of hiking areas near to Tintagel including Tehidy.

The area around Tintagel features a number of interesting country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Don't miss Callington, Polperro, and St Ives's towns if visiting the area around Tintagel.

Kit Hill Country Park is a great place to visit close to Tintagel if you like hills.

The area around Tintagel boasts some of the best villages including Cremyll, and Botallack.

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is one of Tintagel's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Tintagel.

The area around Tintagel features a number of interesting airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Tintagel History

There are some historic monuments around Tintagel:

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