Burras is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Burras postcode: TR13 0JE

Retail in Burras

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

The area close to Burras boasts some of the best hiking areas including Tehidy.

Burras has some unmissable country parks nearby like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are great places to visit near Burras if you like towns.

There are a number of hills near to Burras including Kit Hill Country Park.

Burras's best nearby villages can be found at Cremyll, and Botallack.

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

Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are great places to visit near Burras if you like airports.

Burras History

There are some historic monuments around Burras:

• Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard
• Bowl barrow at Tolvan Cross
• Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Wayside cross 95m ESE of Trevales House
• Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
• Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm
• Round 260m south of Tenament Farm
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• Mawgan Cross early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft
• Roman milestone at Mynheer Farm
• Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm
• Coastguard look-out tower and landmark 240m north of Portreath Harbour
• Wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard
• Wayside cross at Nanjarrow
• Wayside cross 290m west of Trevales Farm
• Three bowl barrows 245m north west of Gregwartha Cottage
• Kerbed cairn called Hangman's Barrow
• Wayside cross on Whitcross Hill, immediately north of Seaview Terrace
• Round 280m south west of Trebowland
• East Pool Mine
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• Cross 140yds (130m) E of Pendarves Farm
• Wayside cross in Camborne churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan
• Wayside cross at Trenethick Barton
• Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance
• Round 205m south of Goongillings
• Small stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' 60m east of Carthew House
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• Three rectangular defended enclosures 460m north east of Merthen Manor
• Wheal Busy
• Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine
• The Tolgus arsenic works 80m south east of East Tolgus House
• Holy well at Trelill, 190m ENE of Trelill House
• Round 220m south east of The Level House
• Churchyard cross in St Illogan churchyard
• Round, medieval chapel, burial ground and standing cross 60m south east of Merthyr Uny House
• Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
• Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm
• Two wayside crosses, south and east of Bonallack Barton
• Wayside Cross at Camborne Park Recreation Ground
• A holed stone known as 'The Tolvan Stone' at Tolvan Cross
• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• Later prehistoric to Roman round incorporating contemporary fogou at Halliggye
• Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
• Wayside cross at the junction between Cross Street and Church Street, Helston
• Minor Romano British villa 100m south east of Magor Farm
• Neolithic hilltop enclosure with later settlement and defensive structures, a prehistoric field system, a medieval castle and deer park and mineral workings on Carn Brea
• Iron Age defended settlement 550m east of Feadon Farm
• Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm
• Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm
• Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance
• Romano-British defended settlement 340m ESE of Grambla
• Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm
• Part of the mining complex at South Condurrow and Wheal Grenville Mines, 410m south west of Newton Moor Farm
• Wayside cross and cross-base in Camborne churchyard, 10m south west of the church
• Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack'
• Bowl barrow 230m east of Trewirgie Farm
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Peevor
• Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor
• The remains of the Chapel of St Ia and adjacent cell
• Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen
• Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn
• Round in North Cliff Plantation 800yds (730m) NW of Tehidy Hospital
• Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church
• Wayside cross in Gwennap churchyard
• Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church
• Part of a cliff castle called Crane Castle
• Two wayside crosses 200m south of Scorrier House
• Betty Adit tailings works, 170m south west of Harley Farm
• Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm
• Trevena Cross
• Roseworthy Arsenic Works, 700m west of Cornhill Farm