Bolankan
Bolankan is a Village in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Bolankan including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
Tehidy is a great place to visit close to Bolankan if you like hiking areas.
The area around Bolankan boasts some of the best 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 Bolankan best towns to visit near Bolankan.
There are a number of hills near to Bolankan including Kit Hill Country Park.
The area around Bolankan features a number of interesting villages including Cremyll, and Botallack.
The area around Bolankan's best historic buildings can be found at Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
The area around Bolankan boasts some of the best airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Bolankan History
There are some historic monuments around Bolankan:
- Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
- Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
- Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
- St Buryan churchtown cross
- Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
- Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
- Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
- Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
- Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
- Round called Lesingey Round
- Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
- Higher Levant Mine
- Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
- Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
- Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
- Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
- The Ballowall Barrow incorporating entrance grave, cairn, ritual pits and cists 420m WSW of Bollowal Farm
- Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
- Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
- Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- Kerris Cross
- Promontory fort called Kenidjack Castle
- Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
- Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
- Treen Common stone circle
- Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
- Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
- Medieval chapel called St Helen's Chapel with a dwelling and enclosure at Cape Cornwall
- An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
- Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
- Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
- Standing stone 230m west of the Old Manor
- Boskenna Gate Cross
- Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
- Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
- The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
- Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
- The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
- Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
- Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
- Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
- A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
- Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
- Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
- Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
- Holy well called Madron Well
- Long stone W of Boswens Common
- Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- Botrea barrows
- Round cairn on Carn Polpry
- Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
- Watermill near Bosigran Castle
- Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
- Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
- Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
- Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
- Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
- Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
- Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
- Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
- Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
- Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
- Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Field system on Truthwall Common
- Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
- Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
- Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
- Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Wayside cross-head in St Sennen's churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
- Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
- Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
- Geevor Mine
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
- Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Round called Trewern Round
- Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
- Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
- Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
- Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
- Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
- Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
- Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
- Field system on Dry Carn
- Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
- Medieval chapel called Chapel Jane
- Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
- Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
- Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
- Porthgwarra Ullies
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley
- Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
- Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
- Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
- Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
- Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
- Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
- Cliff castle known as Maen Castle
- Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
- An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
- Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
- Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point
- Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
- Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
- Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
- Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
- Boleigh fogou
- Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
- Wayside cross in St Sennen's churchyard, 6m north of the church
- Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
- Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
- A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
- Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
- Cross slab at parish church
- Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
- Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
- Trevescan Cross 340m SSW of Sennen Church
- Round 340m south east of Trevean
- Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
- Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
- Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
- Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
- Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
- Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
- Croftoe British village
- Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
- Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
- Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
- Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
- Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
- Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
- Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
- Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
- Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
- Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
- Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
- Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
- Boskenna Cross
Places to see near Bolankan
Lakes near Bolankan
Rivers near Bolankan
- 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
