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.

Tehidy is a great place to visit close to Colan if you like hiking areas.

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.

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.

The area around Colan features a number of interesting villages including 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 some of Colan best airports to visit near Colan.

Colan History

There are some historic monuments around Colan:

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