Colan is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Colan in Cornwall is located 5.9 km E from Newquay.

Retail in Colan

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

Hiking Areas to visit near Colan include Tehidy.

The area around Colan features a number of interesting country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a number of towns near Colan including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

The area close to Colan boasts some of the best hills including Kit Hill Country Park.

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

The area around Colan's best historic buildings can be found at Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Don't miss Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport's airports if visiting the area around Colan.

Colan History

There are some historic monuments around Colan:

• Churchyard cross in St Allen churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Three bowl barrows, once part of a round barrow cemetery, at Barrowfields
• Hut circle settlement and round called Trevisker Round at Trevisker School
• Nine round barrows 850m north east of Pennatillie
• Wayside cross on Treloy Hill, 170m east of Tregenna Farm
• Medieval wayside cross base, 140m south of Trevemper Farm
• Three round barrows on St Issey Beacon, Trelow Downs, 960m north east of Little Pennatillies
• Four round barrows 400m south east of Little Trewinnick Farm
• Lanherne Cross, standing cross in the grounds of the convent, Lanherne
• Part of an early Christian Chapel enclosure at The Old Vicarage
• Round 420m south east of Melancoose
• Multiple enclosure fort 300m north east of Tretherres
• Mawgan Porth early medieval settlement and associated burial ground, 250m west of Lanerick
• Standing cross immediately west of St Mawgan Church
• Four round barrows 270m north west of Higher Trevibban Farm
• Two round barrows 150m south west and 180m south east of Prince Parc
• Round 600m south east of Tregolds
• St Pedyr's Well, Treloy
• The Long Stone or Eddystone, standing stone 210m north east of Music Water
• Wayside cross in Colan churchyard
• Warren's Barrow
• Four round barrows 480m north of Besowsa
• Enclosure known as Treringey Round
• Wayside cross-base 300m north west of the Church of St Newlina
• Round and annexe 720m WSW of Tregear
• Preaching pit called the Queen's Pit
• Three bowl barrows 670m and 775m north west of Homer Downs
• Multiple enclosure fort 320m north west of Shepherds Farm
• Two bowl barrows 290m and 375m north of Higher Ennis Farm
• Wayside cross in St Allen churchyard, 2m east of the church
• Twelve Barrows: a linear barrow group 300m east of Higher Hendra
• Trevalsa Cross 350m north west of Trerice
• Wayside cross base in Colan churchyard
• Round 340m north west of Tresawle Farm
• Two bowl barrows 650m and 410m north west of Hendra Farm
• Round barrow cemetery 420m north east of Higher Ennis Farm
• Wayside cross in St Allen churchyard, 2m south west of the church
• Seven round barrows and a ring barrow on Bear's Downs and Denzell Downs, 850m north east of Higher Denzell
• Promontory fort and two bowl barrows at Trevelgue Head
• Bowl barrow 500m north west of Higher Ennis Farm
• Round 650m north east of Trelaske
• Bowl barrow 130m south east of Penglaze
• Multiple enclosure fort 320m north of Engelly
• Round barrow cemetery at Park Head
• An early Christian memorial stone in St Francis churchyard, Indian Queens
• Liveloe, later prehistoric cliff castle with hut circles on Griffin's Point, and prehistoric round barrow 600m south west of Bre-Pen Farm
• Later prehistoric to Romano-British multiple enclosure fort and prehistoric round barrow, 350m south east of Bogee Farm
• Churchyard cross in St Columb Major churchyard, 12m east of the church
• Redcliff Castle, later prehistoric cliff castle 550m south west of Bedruthan
• Cross Putty, medieval wayside cross-base 70m south east of Bosworgey Cottage
• Wayside cross in St Enoder churchyard
• Round 390m south west of Trethurffe
• Wayside cross-slab and early Christian memorial stone in St Columb Major churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Two round barrows 440m and 510m north west of High Cove Farm
• Round barrow 530m north west of Carnwinnick
• Hillfort 450m north west of Cargoll Farm
• Eleven round barrows and a stone alignment centred 980m north west of Nine Maidens Stone Row
• Bowl barrow 570m south of Mitchell Farm
• Doublestiles Cross, at the junction of Duchy Avenue and Henver Road
• The Nine Maidens stone alignment, The Fiddler standing stone and two Bronze Age round barrows
• Prehistoric long barrow and four round barrows 580m and 750m south west of Mitchell Farm
• Round 330m south east of Penhale
• Five bowl barrows 480m and 510m north of Hendra Farm
• Two bowl barrows 190m east of Zacry's Islands