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