Wherrytown is a Town in the county of Cornwall.

Wherrytown postcode: TR18 4NQ

Retail in Wherrytown

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

Hiking Areas to visit near Wherrytown include Tehidy.

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are great places to visit near Wherrytown if you like country parks.

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

Don't miss Kit Hill Country Park's hills if visiting the area around Wherrytown.

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

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

There are a number of airports near Wherrytown including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Wherrytown History

There are some historic monuments around Wherrytown:

• Tregurtha Downs mine complex
• Two kerbed cairns on Trendrine Hill
• Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
• Bowl barrow 260m SSE of Zennor Quoit
• Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
• Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
• Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
• Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
• Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
• Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
• Round called Trewern Round
• Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
• Promontory Fort called Trereen Dinas
• Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
• Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
• Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
• Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
• Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
• Round called Lesingey Round
• An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard
• Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
• Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
• Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Wayside cross in Lelant Lane, 670m north west of St Uny's Church
• Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
• Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
• Medieval wayside cross at Whitecross, near Crowlas
• Brunnion Cross, at Brunnion Carn
• Round called Lescudjack Castle
• Standing stone 140m north west of Beersheba Farm
• Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
• Market cross
• Medieval chapel called Chapel Jane
• Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
• Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
• Penbeagle Cross
• Rectangular enclosures 700yds (640m) E of Tregerthen
• Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
• Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
• Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
• Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
• Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
• Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
• Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
• Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
• Round 340m south east of Trevean
• Sea Lane Cross, Lelant
• Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
• Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Hut circles, Higher Bussow
• Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
• Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
• Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
• Circular enclosure 385m NE of Higher Trenowin
• Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
• Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
• Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
• Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
• Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
• Four crosses on St Michael's Mount
• Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
• Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
• Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
• Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
• Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
• Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
• Neolithic hilltop enclosure and Iron Age defended settlement known as Trencrom Castle
• Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
• Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
• Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
• Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
• St Buryan churchtown cross
• Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
• Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
• Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
• Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
• Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
• Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
• Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
• Medieval wayside cross at Paul
• Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
• Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
• Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
• Holy well called Madron Well
• Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
• Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
• Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
• Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
• Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
• An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
• Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
• Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
• Dovecote called the 'Culver House', 330m SSW of Lower Bussow Farm
• Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Round 450yds (405m) NW of Lower Chellew Farm
• Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
• Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
• Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
• Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
• Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
• Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
• Long stone W of Boswens Common
• The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 10m south east of the church
• A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
• Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
• Wayside cross called Crowlas Cross, 230m north east of Lower Tregender
• Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
• Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 8m east of the church
• Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
• Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
• Hut circle settlement at Sperris Croft 500yds (460m) SE of Tregerthen Cottage
• Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
• Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
• Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
• Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
• Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
• Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
• Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
• Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
• Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
• Croftoe British village
• Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
• Two cist graves 500yds (460m) NE of Tregerthen Cottage
• Field system on Dry Carn
• A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
• Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
• Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
• Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
• Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
• Treen Common stone circle
• Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit
• Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 6m south of the church
• Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
• Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
• Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
• Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
• Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
• Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
• Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
• Boskenna Gate Cross
• The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
• Kerris Cross
• Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
• Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
• Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
• Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
• Boleigh fogou
• Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
• Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
• Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
• Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
• Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
• Watermill near Bosigran Castle
• Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
• Cross at Treassowe
• Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
• Wayside cross immediately south of St Towennicus' Church
• Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
• Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Boskenna Cross
• Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
• Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
• Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey
• Botrea barrows