Turfdown is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Turfdown

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

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

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are some of Turfdown best country parks to visit near Turfdown.

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

Kit Hill Country Park is one of Turfdown's best, nearby hills to visit in Turfdown.

Cremyll, and Botallack are great places to visit near Turfdown if you like villages.

The area around Turfdown's best historic buildings can be found at Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

Turfdown History

There are some historic monuments around Turfdown:

• Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Carminow Cross, south east of Bodmin
• Trequite Cross, at Trequite village
• Small multivallate hillfort called Castle Dore
• Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge
• Helland Bridge
• Early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross in Cardinham churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Medieval wayside cross at Lockengate
• Churchyard cross in Lanhydrock churchyard
• Iron Age defended settlement called Penhargard Castle
• Tawna Downs round barrows
• Blacktor Downs irregular aggregate field system and clearance cairn
• Wayside cross at Bodwannick Manor Farm
• Medieval wayside cross at Castle Hill, 740m north east of Bodmin parish church
• Multi-span bridge known as Respryn Bridge
• Treslea Downs Cross 300m west of Mount
• Lerryn Bridge
• Roman fortlet 440m south west of Restormel Farm
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort, stone hut circle settlement and field system at Helman Tor
• Roman fort called 'Nanstallon Roman fort' 135m south west of Tregear
• Lantern cross 60m north east of Lancarffe
• Cairn 485m WSW of Colquite Farm
• Prehistoric hut circle settlement on Stanning Hill
• Holy well near St James' Chapel
• St Cyor's well house
• 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
• Two platform cairns centred 485m SW of Colquite Farm
• Temple Old Bridge with adjacent ford and causeway
• Wayside cross 200m north west of Trethew
• Wayside cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard
• Two bowl barrows 535m ENE of Fairy Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Four bowl barrows on Bofarnel Downs forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Ornamented cross shaft at Glynn
• Small multivallate hillfort with outworks known as Pencarrow Rounds
• Bury Castle
• Henge with stone circle called the Stripple Stones and adjacent bowl barrow 415m south east of Hawk's Tor
• Two wayside crosses in the grounds of Trewardale 34m WSW of the house
• Lantern cross and grave slab immediately south of St Bartholomew's Church
• Wayside cross in St Nectan's chapel yard
• Crewel Cross, at No Man's Land
• A henge re-used as a medieval playing place, 75m north east of Castle Hill Farm
• Wayside cross called Killboy Cross
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Pencarrow, 130m SSE of Pencarrow House
• Hut circle group and enclosure NE of Carwen
• Tredinnick Cross, 450m east of Great Tredinnick
• Restormel Castle: motte, bailey and shell keep
• St Protus's Cross, 330m east of Blisland church
• Medieval chapel of St Thomas Becket 45m east of the church, Priory Road in Bodmin
• Wayside cross 55m north east of Laninval House
• Large multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle Canyke', 375m SSW of Castle Canyke Farmhouse
• St Ingunger Cross, 240m south-east of St Ingunger Farm
• Four bowl barrows north of Greymare Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Churchyard cross in Lanivet churchyard, 5m west of the church
• Bowl barrow known as Council Barrow
• Trezance Holy Well and chapel enclosure
• Wayside cross 135m north west of The Cockpit in Boconnoc Park
• Churchyard cross immediately north east of the Parish Church
• Churchyard cross in Cardinham churchyard, 5m south of the church
• Wayside cross known as Peverell's Cross
• Berrycombe Cross, on the north side of Berrycombe Road at its junction with Cardell Road
• Five bowl barrows 550m north of Trewindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Wayside cross 120m north west of Callywith
• Prehistoric standing stone, medieval wayside cross and cross base and post-medieval guide post at Longstone
• Three bowl barrows 590m south west of Bedwindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Treslea Cross, 750m ENE of Cardinham Church
• An early Christian memorial stone at Lancarffe
• Stone hut circle 525m WSW of Colquite Farm
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Higher Lank Farm 10m south of the farm house
• Cross head N of Tregony Farm
• The Prior's Cross at Washaway
• Large regular stone circle called the Trippet Stones
• Barrow group on Greenbarrow Downs
• Wayside cross in Luxulyan churchyard
• Platform cairn 450m WSW of Colquite Farm
• Small multivallate hillfort 230m south-east of Great Prideaux
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field boundaries, enclosure and cairn on Blacktor Downs
• Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 30m east of the church
• Woodley Cross, opposite Fernside Farm
• Slight univallate hillfort in Dunmere Wood 235m WNW of Crabb's Pool
• Reperry Cross, 550m ENE of Reperry Manor Farm
• Lesquite Cross, 160m NNW of Lesquite Farm
• Medieval wayside cross at Blisland
• Medieval wayside cross 300m NW of Trevorry Farm
• Combined viaduct and aqueduct called Treffry Viaduct
• Two early Christian memorial stones 195m north of Welltown
• Churchyard cross in Lanivet churchyard, 30m north of the church
• Motte and bailey castle called Cardinham Castle
• Linear boundary called the Giant's Hedge
• Cross near Deviock Cottage
• Platform cairn 460m SW of Colquite Farm
• Bowl barrow 145m north west of Bodmin Lodge forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows 570m north east of Trewindle
• Fenton Pits Cross, 210m WSW of Penburthen Farm
• Medieval wayside cross in St Mabyn churchyard
• Bowl barrow 430m south west of Fairy Cross Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• St Bellarmin's Chapel
• Bowl barrow 270m south west of Castle Hill Farm
• Portal dolmen 400m north east of Lesquite Farm