Colan is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

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.

Colan is near some unmissable hiking areas like Tehidy,

There are a number of country parks near Colan including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Colan's best nearby towns can be found at Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Places near Colan feature a number of interesting hills including Kit Hill Country Park.

Colan has some unmissable villages nearby like Cremyll, and Botallack.

Colan is near some unmissable historic buildings like Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park,

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

Colan History

There are some historic monuments around Colan:

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