Watergate is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Watergate

There are great places to visit near Watergate 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 Watergate.

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

Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are some of Watergate best towns to visit near Watergate.

Hills to visit near Watergate include Kit Hill Country Park.

Don't miss Cremyll, and Botallack's villages if visiting the area around Watergate.

Don't miss Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's historic buildings if visiting the area around Watergate.

Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are some of Watergate best airports to visit near Watergate.

Watergate History

There are some historic monuments around Watergate:

• Cross 410m north east of Tregrylls
• Wayside cross 220m north west of Steppes Farm
• Three bowl barrows 130m east of Starapark Farm
• Two Bronze Age settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone on the south and western slopes of Leskernick Hill
• Barrow 90m E of Trelay Farm
• Medieval churchyard cross 20m south of the Church of St Bruerdus, Churchtown
• Cairn 485m WSW of Colquite Farm
• Platform cairn on Dinnever Hill, 510m north of Camperdown Farm
• Prehistoric house platform on south-east Roughtor, 985m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Ring cairn 295m north west of Candra
• Blacktor Downs irregular aggregate field system and clearance cairn
• 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
• St Bellarmin's Chapel
• Round 275m SSE of Little Delinuth
• Two small stone circles 530m ESE of King Arthur's Hall
• Leskernick stone alignment
• Round (or petal) cairn on the summit of Leskernick Hill
• Medieval tenement boundary with adjacent medieval field north of Dinnever Hill
• Round barrow cemetery including Tich Barrow 730m north east of Trehane Pool
• Wayside cross 620m south west of Basil Farm
• Prehistoric round cairn with inner and outer kerbs and a central cist 485m WNW of Showery Tor
• Bowl barrow 60m west of Crowdy Reservoir dam
• Helland Bridge
• Rock art at Rocky Valley, 150m north of Trevillett Mill
• Two stone hut circles 130m south east of Highsteps
• Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor
• Hut circle 440yds (400m) SW of Candra
• Hut circle group and enclosure NE of Carwen
• Round 410m west of Kenningstockmill
• Cross head N of Tregony Farm
• Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor
• Wayside cross at Trevia Walls
• Bowl barrow called Condolden Barrow
• Two bowl barrows 595m north west of Belah Park Farm
• Tor cairn on Showery Tor
• Holy well near St James' Chapel
• Bowl barrow 200m west of Tresplatt Farm
• Prehistoric and later enclosure containing a stone hut circle 1.2km NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Round barrow cemetery on Wilsey Down
• Prehistoric to post-medieval funerary, ritual and settlement remains on and around Louden Hill
• Kerbed cairn on Alex Tor
• Prehistoric standing stone 695m north-west of Showery Tor
• Three prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 1km NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Cross 470m north of Lambrenny
• Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage
• Prehistoric ring cairn 810m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system 940m north east of Newton
• Early medieval decorated and inscribed wayside cross shaft and base on Waterpit Down, 250m WSW of Hallwell Barton Bungalow
• Forrabury Cross, 40m SSW of Forrabury church
• Tregatheral Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Dovecote 35m south of the Vicarage, Tintagel
• Medieval wayside cross at Blisland
• Anderton Mill Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m north of the church
• Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit
• Ring cairn and two kerbed cairns on Bray Down
• Motte and bailey castle at Boscastle
• An early Christian memorial stone 380m south east of Worthyvale Manor
• Round cairn 417m north-west of Showery Tor
• Large regular stone circle called the Trippet Stones
• Iron Age defended settlement 170m north west of Cargurra
• St Protus's Cross, 330m east of Blisland church
• Stannon Stone Circle, prehistoric field system, hut circle settlement, cairns, cist, linear boundaries and medieval building north of Dinnever Hill
• Churchyard cross in the cemetery at St Teath, 60m north west of the church
• Wayside cross in Lesnewth churchyard
• Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, and religious and funerary remains on the middle and lower slopes west and south of Roughtor
• Roughtor holy well, 333m south-west of Showery Tor
• Barrow group on Greenbarrow Downs
• Stone hut circle 525m WSW of Colquite Farm
• Three wayside crosses in St Julitta's churchyard
• Leskernick south stone circle
• Large regular stone circle 560m north east of Leaze
• Four Hole Cross, 200m north of Lord's Waste Farm
• Prehistoric stone setting 62m north-west of the Stannon Stone Circle
• The Trevia Cross, at Sportsmans
• Medieval long-house with adjacent enclosure 1.44km NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Six cairns on Buttern Hill
• Motte castle known as Bossiney Castle
• Medieval tenement boundary between Louden Hill and King Arthur's Downs
• Trevena Cross
• Kerbed cairn 500m east of Casehill
• Medieval wayside cross at Fenterleigh crossroads, 750m south-east of Bossiney
• Wayside cross known as Peverell's Cross
• Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate
• Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Round cairn 625m north-west of Showery Tor
• Three bowl barrows, 60m and 250m south and 500m south west of Nettings Park
• Prehistoric cairns and field boundary 450m south of the Louden Stone Circle
• Bowl barrow 490m SSW of Tregatherall Farm
• The Middle Moor Cross, 230m north-east of Camperdown Farm
• Trevalga Cross in Trevalga churchyard
• Prehistoric hut circle settlement on Stanning Hill
• Four prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 938m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Deserted medieval settlement 1125m WNW of Canaglaze
• Medieval wayside cross head 75m east of Newpark
• Hut circles 330yds (300m) SW of Henneward
• Bowl barrow 700m east of Tregray Farm
• Medieval churchyard cross in Michaelstow churchyard
• Platform cairn 460m SW of Colquite Farm
• Two hut circles 400m WSW of Furhouse
• Trevenning Cross and post-medieval guide post, 700m south west of Trevenning village
• Three bowl barrows 250m north east of Lowermoor
• The Castle Goff Stone and Valley Truckle Cross in St Julitta's churchyard
• Three platform cairns 320m south-east of Moorgate
• Bowl barrow 660m north east of Tresoke
• Hut circles near New Hall
• Wayside cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Holy Well 100m north east of St David's church
• Platform cairn on Priddacombe Downs
• Round cairn 567m north-west of Showery Tor
• Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 30m east of the church
• Platform cairn 450m WSW of Colquite Farm
• Two adjoining prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 960m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Temple Old Bridge with adjacent ford and causeway
• Round called Castle Goff
• Round cairn with central cist capstone and inner kerb 935m north-east of Camperdown Farm
• Medieval longhouse settlement (known locally as Lamlavery), and an associated field system
• King Arthur's Hall
• Prehistoric irregular field system with incorporated cairnfield and round cairn 1.08km north-west of Showery Tor
• Prehistoric round cairn 865m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Medieval wayside cross 320m south west of Higher Trevivian
• Fernacre stone circle and two outlying stones
• Leskernick north stone circle
• Bowl barrow 250m north west of Newpark
• Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Higher Lank Farm 10m south of the farm house
• The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown Farm
• Round cairn 460m north of Showery Tor
• Prehistoric linear boundary, adjacent irregular aggregate field system and hut circles, incorporated cairns and medieval grave on north-west Roughtor
• Prehistoric embanked platform cairn and linear boundary with superimposed medieval boundary and adjacent clearance cairn on Dinnever Hill
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort with incorporated and adjacent cairns, chamber and medieval chapel on the summit ridge of Rough Tor and Little Rough Tor
• Stone hut circle north of Dinnever Hill, 200m WNW of the Stannon Stone Circle
• Standing stone 415m south west of Moorgate called 'Long Stone'
• Henge with stone circle called the Stripple Stones and adjacent bowl barrow 415m south east of Hawk's Tor
• Iron Age defended settlement 425m west of Trebray
• Two wayside crosses in the grounds of Trewardale 34m WSW of the house
• Bowl barrow 420m south east of Higher Parkwalls
• Neolithic long cairn north-east of Louden Hill
• Five prehistoric round cairns and a ring cairn 920m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field boundaries, enclosure and cairn on Blacktor Downs
• Holy well in Michaelstow churchyard
• Prehistoric and medieval settlements with fields and enclosures together with Bronze Age cairns and medieval alluvial streamwork at Garrow Tor
• Two bowl barrows 625m south of Greystone Farm
• Round cairn 312m north-west of Showery Tor
• Two platform cairns centred 485m SW of Colquite Farm
• Prehistoric standing stone, medieval wayside cross and cross base and post-medieval guide post at Longstone
• Slight univallate hillfort with outworks containing a medieval chapel and beacon at Helsbury Castle