Commando Ridge
Commando Ridge is a Area in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Commando Ridge including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
Hiking Areas to visit near Commando Ridge include Tehidy.
Commando Ridge's best nearby country parks can be found at Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
There are a several good towns in the Commando Ridge area like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
There are a number of hills near to Commando Ridge including Kit Hill Country Park.
Don't miss Cremyll, and Botallack's villages if visiting the area around Commando Ridge.
Historic Buildings to visit near Commando Ridge include Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
The area around Commando Ridge boasts some of the best airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Commando Ridge History
There are some historic monuments around Commando Ridge:
- Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
- Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
- Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
- Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
- Round 340m south east of Trevean
- Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
- Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
- Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
- Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
- Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
- Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
- Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
- Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
- Cross slab at parish church
- Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
- An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
- Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
- Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
- Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
- The Ballowall Barrow incorporating entrance grave, cairn, ritual pits and cists 420m WSW of Bollowal Farm
- Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
- Hut circle settlement at Sperris Croft 500yds (460m) SE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
- Rectangular enclosures 700yds (640m) E of Tregerthen
- Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
- Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Round cairn on Carn Polpry
- Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
- Higher Levant Mine
- Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Round called Lesingey Round
- Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
- Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
- Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
- Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
- Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
- Two kerbed cairns on Trendrine Hill
- Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
- Kerris Cross
- Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
- Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
- Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
- Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
- Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
- Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
- Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
- Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
- Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
- Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
- Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
- Treen Common stone circle
- Round called Lescudjack Castle
- Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
- Wayside cross immediately south of St Towennicus' Church
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
- St Buryan churchtown cross
- Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
- Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
- Field system on Truthwall Common
- Medieval chapel called Chapel Jane
- Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
- Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
- Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
- Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
- Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
- Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
- Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
- Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
- Market cross
- Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
- Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
- Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
- Promontory Fort called Trereen Dinas
- Medieval chapel called St Helen's Chapel with a dwelling and enclosure at Cape Cornwall
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
- Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
- Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
- Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
- Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
- Promontory fort called Kenidjack Castle
- Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
- Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- Watermill near Bosigran Castle
- Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
- Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
- Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit
- Medieval wayside cross at Paul
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
- Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
- Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
- Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
- Geevor Mine
- Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
- Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
- Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
- Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
- Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
- Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
- Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
- Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
- Long stone W of Boswens Common
- Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
- Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
- Botrea barrows
- Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
- Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
- Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
- Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
- Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
- Bowl barrow 260m SSE of Zennor Quoit
- Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
- A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
- Field system on Dry Carn
- Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
- Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
- Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
- Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
- Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
- Two cist graves 500yds (460m) NE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
- Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
- Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
- Croftoe British village
- Round called Trewern Round
- Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
- Holy well called Madron Well
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
- Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
- Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
Places to see near Commando Ridge
Lakes near Commando Ridge
Rivers near Commando Ridge
- West Looe River
- Polperro River
- East Looe River
- Seaton
- Upper River Ruthern
- Amble
- Camel (De Lank to Stannon)
- Stannon Stream
- Lower River Camel
- St Lawrence Stream
- Issey Brook (Camel)
- Upper River Amble
- De Lank River
- Lower River Ruthern
- Demelza Stream (Ruthern)
- Polmorla Stream
- Upper River Camel
- Amble tributary (Camel)
- Allen
- Lanivet Stream
- Porth Stream
- Gannel (Upper)
- Menalhyl
- Gannel (Lower)
- Harlyn Water
- Benny Stream
- Porthcothan Stream
- Trebant Water
- Lerryn River
- Cardinham Water
- Warleggan River
- Fowey (Upper)
- Fowey (Warleggan to St Neot)
- Pont Pill
- St Neot River
- Lower River Fowey
- Crackington Stream
- Marsland Water
- Lower River Strat
- Lower River Neet
- Upper River Neet
- Jacob Stream
- Valency
- Upper River Strat
- Coombe Valley Stream
- Newlyn River
- Trevaylor Stream
- Penberth Stream
- Marazion River
- Lamorna Stream
- Roseworthy Stream
- Portreath Stream
- Red River (Upper)
- Bolingey Stream
- Red River (Lower)
- Hayle
- Angarrack Stream
- Holywell Stream
- Kestle Stream
- Upper River Allen (Fal)
- Kenwyn
- Kennal
- Zelah Brook
- Brighton Stream
- Hicks Mill Stream
- Gwindra Stream
- Tresillian River (Lower)
- Upper River Fal
- Calenick Stream
- Trevella Stream
- Tresillian River (Upper)
- Lower River Allen (Fal)
- Lower River Fal
- Upper Carnon River
- Lower River Carnon
- Bokiddick Stream
- Crinnis River
- St Austell River
- Caerhays Stream
- Par River (Upper)
- Par River (Lower)
- Tywardreath Stream
- Carminowe Creek
- Gunwalloe Stream
- Cury River
- Helford River
- Manaccan River
- Poltesco River
- Lestraines River
- Lower River Cober
- Porthleven Stream
- Upper River Cober
- Gweek River
- Upper River Inny
- Penpont Water
- Cotehele Stream
- Lowley Brook
- Lower River Inny
- Lower River Tamar
- Upper River Lynher
- Tiddy
- Withey Brook
- Lower River Lynher
- Tala Water
- Canworthy Water
- Carey
- Tamar (River Ottery to River Deer)
- Tamar (Small Brook to River Deer)
- Upper River Ottery
- Kensey
- Tamar (Small Brook to Lamberal Water)
- Small Brook (Tamar)
- Claw
- Tamar (River Ottery to River Lyd)
- Lower River Ottery
- Upper River Tamar
- Caudworthy Water
- Deer
- Lamberal Water
- Bolesbridge Water
- Derril Water
- Middle River Ottery
