Castle Downs is a Area in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Castle Downs

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

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Castle Downs like Tehidy.

Don't miss Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Castle Downs.

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

Hills to visit near Castle Downs include Kit Hill Country Park.

There are a number of villages near Castle Downs including Cremyll, and Botallack.

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

Castle Downs's best nearby airports can be found at Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Castle Downs History

There are some historic monuments around Castle Downs:

• Early Christian memorial stone at Nanscowe Farm
• Menacuddle Well
• Disc barrow 485m south west of Pawtonsprings
• Large multivallate hillfort with two bowl barrows known as Castle-an-Dinas, 335m north of Tresaddern Bungalow
• St Breock Downs monolith and surrounding cairn
• Inchs Cross, 200m south-west of Inchs
• Standing cross in St Dennis churchyard
• Wayside cross in Egloshayle churchyard, 0.46m east of the church porch
• Longstone on Longstone Downs
• Bowl barrow called Tregawne Barrow
• Three bowl barrows 200m north west of Pawtonsprings
• Ruthern Bridge with adjacent ford
• Two bowl barrows 385m south east of Higher Tregolls
• Churchyard cross in St Columb Major churchyard, 12m east of the church
• Three bowl barrows between 120m and 820m south of Brynn Barton Cottage
• The Long Stone or Eddystone, standing stone 210m north east of Music Water
• Medieval chapel of St Michael's on Roche Rock
• Later prehistoric to Romano-British multiple enclosure fort and prehistoric round barrow, 350m south east of Bogee Farm
• An early Christian memorial stone in St Francis churchyard, Indian Queens
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort and round cairn at St Stephen's Beacon
• Nine round barrows 850m north east of Pennatillie
• Wayside cross in Holy Trinity Church churchyard
• Eleven round barrows and a stone alignment centred 980m north west of Nine Maidens Stone Row
• Three round barrows on St Issey Beacon, Trelow Downs, 960m north east of Little Pennatillies
• Dovecote 90m SSE of Trevanion House
• Bowl barrow 200m north east of Gonvena House
• Two round barrows 150m south west and 180m south east of Prince Parc
• Round cairn with beacon called Hensbarrow
• Wayside cross in the grounds of the former Rectory at Withiel, 70m south-west of the house
• Round barrow cemetery on Hustyn Downs
• Standing stone 815m west of St Breock Downs Farm
• Seven round barrows and a ring barrow on Bear's Downs and Denzell Downs, 850m north east of Higher Denzell
• Four round barrows 480m north of Besowsa
• Wayside cross in St Enoder churchyard
• Four round barrows 400m south east of Little Trewinnick Farm
• Portal Dolmen known as 'Pawton Quoit', 325m north west of Haycrock
• Small multivallate hillfort 127m south east of Demelza Farm
• Holy well NW of Roche Station
• Four round barrows 270m north west of Higher Trevibban Farm
• Hut circle settlement and round called Trevisker Round at Trevisker School
• Bowl barrow 540m WSW of St Breock Downs Farm
• Late medieval and 19th century bridge at Wadebridge
• A bell barrow, a bowl barrow and a platform barrow 620m west of Higher Cransworth
• A platform barrow, a saucer barrow and a disc barrow 470m ENE of St Breock Beacon
• Medieval wayside cross at Whitecross, near Wadebridge
• Round 340m north west of Tresawle Farm
• Part of the china clay works known as Wheal Martyn
• Round barrow 530m north west of Carnwinnick
• Round 600m south east of Tregolds
• Tregargus stone grinding mill No 2
• Eight round barrows north of Scotland Corner, 980m south west of Pawton Gate Farm
• Burial chamber on St Breock Downs
• The Nine Maidens stone alignment, The Fiddler standing stone and two Bronze Age round barrows
• Wayside cross-slab and early Christian memorial stone in St Columb Major churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Wayside cross 515m north east of Castle Farm
• Cross Putty, medieval wayside cross-base 70m south east of Bosworgey Cottage
• Platform cairn 180m northwest of Hensbarrow Farm
• Wayside cross and cross base in St Stephen's churchyard, 6m south of the church
• Wayside cross in Egloshayle churchyard, 0.16m west of the church porch
• Churchyard cross in Roche churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Three bowl barrows 670m and 775m north west of Homer Downs
• Round 310m east of Carloggas Moor Farm
• Churchyard cross shaft and base in St Stephen's churchyard, 3m south of the church
• Preaching pit called the Queen's Pit