Varfell
Varfell is a Village in the county of Cornwall.
Varfell postcode: TR20 8AH
There are great places to visit near Varfell 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 Varfell.
The area around Varfell features a number of interesting country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
The area around Varfell boasts some of the best towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
Kit Hill Country Park is a great place to visit close to Varfell if you like hills.
Villages to visit near Varfell include Cremyll, and Botallack.
Places near Varfell feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
The area around Varfell boasts some of the best airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Varfell History
There are some historic monuments around Varfell:
- Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
- Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 10m south east of the church
- Small multivallate hillfort, early Christian memorial stone and C19 landscaped paths at Carnsew
- Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey
- A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
- Brunnion Cross, at Brunnion Carn
- Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
- Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
- Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
- Wayside cross in Lelant Lane, 670m north west of St Uny's Church
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Medieval wayside cross at Whitecross, near Crowlas
- Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
- Rectangular enclosures 700yds (640m) E of Tregerthen
- Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
- Wayside cross 40m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
- Treen Common stone circle
- Wayside cross called Crowlas Cross, 230m north east of Lower Tregender
- Boleigh fogou
- Sea Lane Cross, Lelant
- Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
- Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
- Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
- Late C18-C19 mill complex, ropeworks and associated water management system immediately east of Millpond Avenue, Foundry
- Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
- Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
- Round called Lesingey Round
- Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
- Round 450yds (405m) NW of Lower Chellew Farm
- An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard
- Wayside cross immediately south of St Towennicus' Church
- Round called Lescudjack Castle
- Churchyard cross in St Ia's churchyard
- Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
- Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
- Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
- Market cross
- Churchyard cross and wayside cross in St Erth's churchyard
- Wayside cross-head in Phillack churchyard, south west of the church
- Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
- Hut circles, Higher Bussow
- Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
- Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
- Wayside cross 70m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
- Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
- Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 6m south of the church
- Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
- Bowl barrow 260m SSE of Zennor Quoit
- Holy well called Madron Well
- Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
- Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
- Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
- Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
- Cross at Treassowe
- A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
- Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Neolithic hilltop enclosure and Iron Age defended settlement known as Trencrom Castle
- Hut circle settlement at Sperris Croft 500yds (460m) SE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
- Standing stone 140m north west of Beersheba Farm
- Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit
- Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
- Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
- Kerris Cross
- Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
- Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Circular enclosure 385m NE of Higher Trenowin
- Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
- Enclosures E of Gurlyn
- Four crosses on St Michael's Mount
- Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
- Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
- Churchyard cross 25m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
- Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
- Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- An early Christian memorial stone and a wayside cross in Phillack churchyard, south east of the church
- Tregurtha Downs mine complex
- Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
- Early Christian memorial stone and cross slab in St Hilary's churchyard
- Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
- Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
- Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
- Round called Trewern Round
- Medieval wayside cross at Paul
- Wayside cross called The Mexico Cross, 250m north east of Riviere Farm, Phillack
- Wayside cross 2m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
- Churchyard cross in Phillack churchyard, south of the church
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
- Dovecote called the 'Culver House', 330m SSW of Lower Bussow Farm
- Two kerbed cairns on Trendrine Hill
- Penbeagle Cross
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
- Wayside cross 65m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
- Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
- Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
- Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
- Two wayside crosses in St Hilary's churchyard
- Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
- Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- National Explosives
- Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 8m east of the church
- St Erth Churchtown cross
- Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
- Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
- Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
- Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
- Two cist graves 500yds (460m) NE of Tregerthen Cottage
- The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
- Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
Places to see near Varfell
Lakes near Varfell
Rivers near Varfell
- 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
