Davidstow is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Davidstow

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

The area around Davidstow's best hiking areas can be found at Tehidy.

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are great places to visit near Davidstow if you like country parks.

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

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

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

The area close to Davidstow boasts some of the best historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Davidstow has some unmissable airports nearby like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Davidstow History

There are some historic monuments around Davidstow:

• Large multivallate hillfort called Warbstow Bury and a pillow mound known as the Giant's Grave
• Round cairn 567m north-west of Showery Tor
• Cross 410m north east of Tregrylls
• Round 410m west of Kenningstockmill
• Prehistoric and medieval settlements with fields and enclosures together with Bronze Age cairns and medieval alluvial streamwork at Garrow Tor
• Leskernick south stone circle
• The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown Farm
• Hut circles near New Hall
• Bowl barrow 700m east of Tregray Farm
• Wayside cross 290m north west of Basill
• Iron Age defended settlement 170m north west of Cargurra
• Prehistoric irregular field system with incorporated cairnfield and round cairn 1.08km north-west of Showery Tor
• Bowl barrow 250m north west of Newpark
• Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate
• Deserted medieval settlement and field system with incorporated prehistoric settlement and field system and post-medieval farmhouse NW of Tresibbet Farm
• Stannon Stone Circle, prehistoric field system, hut circle settlement, cairns, cist, linear boundaries and medieval building north of Dinnever Hill
• Platform cairn with rim bank and central cairn, and a secondary cairn, on the summit of Carne Down
• Round 800m south east of Pengold Farm
• Two bowl barrows 660m south west of Whitehill Cottage, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows, 60m and 250m south and 500m south west of Nettings Park
• Animal pound 90m ENE of Pound Cot
• Prehistoric linear boundary, adjacent irregular aggregate field system and hut circles, incorporated cairns and medieval grave on north-west Roughtor
• Roughtor holy well, 333m south-west of Showery Tor
• Motte and bailey castle at Boscastle
• Large regular stone circle 560m north east of Leaze
• Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor
• An early Christian memorial stone 380m south east of Worthyvale Manor
• Prehistoric stone setting 62m north-west of the Stannon Stone Circle
• Round called Castle Goff
• Round barrow cemetery on Wilsey Down
• Bowl barrow 200m west of Tresplatt Farm
• Deserted medieval settlement 1125m WNW of Canaglaze
• Round 260m south west of Trengayor
• Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit
• Tor cairn on Showery Tor
• Earthwork on Hill Down 500yds (450m) WSW of Tresparrett Posts
• Three prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 1km NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, and religious and funerary remains on the middle and lower slopes west and south of Roughtor
• Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor
• The Trevia Cross, at Sportsmans
• Round cairn 417m north-west of Showery Tor
• Wayside cross 220m north west of Steppes Farm
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort with incorporated and adjacent cairns, chamber and medieval chapel on the summit ridge of Rough Tor and Little Rough Tor
• Promontory fort N of village
• Prehistoric embanked platform cairn and linear boundary with superimposed medieval boundary and adjacent clearance cairn on Dinnever Hill
• Holy Well 100m north east of St David's church
• Medieval churchyard cross 20m south of the Church of St Bruerdus, Churchtown
• Wayside cross 120m north of Basill
• Medieval wayside cross 320m south west of Higher Trevivian
• The Middle Moor Cross, 230m north-east of Camperdown Farm
• Co-axial field system, hut circle settlements, cairnfield and land boundaries on Carne Down
• Kerbed cairn 500m east of Casehill
• Bowl barrow 660m north east of Tresoke
• Round barrow cemetery including Tich Barrow 730m north east of Trehane Pool
• Bowl barrow 60m west of Crowdy Reservoir dam
• Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra
• Bowl barrow 110m north of Whitehill Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Round cairn 312m north-west of Showery Tor
• Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage
• Round 275m SSE of Little Delinuth
• Tregatheral Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Later Prehistoric to Roman round 500m NE of West Carne Farm
• Wayside cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Vincent Mine Cross
• Prehistoric cairns and field boundary 450m south of the Louden Stone Circle
• Prehistoric to post-medieval funerary, ritual and settlement remains on and around Louden Hill
• Round (or petal) cairn on the summit of Leskernick Hill
• Bowl barrow 420m south east of Higher Parkwalls
• Three bowl barrows 250m north east of Lowermoor
• Bowl barrow 410m east of Wainhouse Corner
• Slight univallate hillfort with outworks containing a medieval chapel and beacon at Helsbury Castle
• Holy well in Michaelstow churchyard
• Hut circles 330yds (300m) SW of Henneward
• Two small stone circles 530m ESE of King Arthur's Hall
• Cross 470m north of Lambrenny
• Round cairn with central cist capstone and inner kerb 935m north-east of Camperdown Farm
• Kerbed cairn on Alex Tor
• Rectangular enclosures 520m west of Rosecare Villa Farm
• Three bowl barrows 130m east of Starapark Farm
• Leskernick stone alignment
• Two bowl barrows 380m north of Beckaveans, one of which is called 'The Beacon'
• Platform cairn on Priddacombe Downs
• Prehistoric round cairn with inner and outer kerbs and a central cist 485m WNW of Showery Tor
• Hut circle 440yds (400m) SW of Candra
• Anderton Mill Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m north of the church
• Two bowl barrows 595m north west of Belah Park Farm
• Early medieval decorated and inscribed wayside cross shaft and base on Waterpit Down, 250m WSW of Hallwell Barton Bungalow
• Two Bronze Age settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone on the south and western slopes of Leskernick Hill
• Six cairns on Buttern Hill
• Five bowl barrows south of Newton Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Two stone hut circles 130m south east of Highsteps
• Ring cairn 295m north west of Candra
• Prehistoric standing stone 500m NNE of Spettigue Farm
• Wayside cross in Lesnewth churchyard
• Holy well near St James' Chapel
• Leskernick north stone circle
• Two hut circles 400m WSW of Furhouse
• Bowl barrow called Condolden Barrow
• Round cairn 625m north-west of Showery Tor
• Five prehistoric round cairns and a ring cairn 920m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Fernacre stone circle and two outlying stones
• Medieval long-house with adjacent enclosure 1.44km NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Medieval wayside cross head 75m east of Newpark
• Four prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 938m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Forrabury Cross, 40m SSW of Forrabury church
• Wayside cross 110m SSW of Youlstone
• Penhallam medieval moated manor house, 360m south west of Ashbury Camp
• Prehistoric standing stone 695m north-west of Showery Tor
• Medieval churchyard cross in Michaelstow churchyard
• Wayside cross at Trevia Walls
• Stone hut circle north of Dinnever Hill, 200m WNW of the Stannon Stone Circle
• Prehistoric ring cairn 810m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Prehistoric house platform on south-east Roughtor, 985m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Round cairn 460m north of Showery Tor
• Cross on Halvana Moor
• Neolithic long cairn north-east of Louden Hill
• Prehistoric round cairn 865m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Two adjoining prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 960m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Barrow 90m E of Trelay Farm
• Stone hut circle 525m SW of West Carne Farm
• Three wayside crosses in St Julitta's churchyard
• Medieval tenement boundary with adjacent medieval field north of Dinnever Hill
• The Castle Goff Stone and Valley Truckle Cross in St Julitta's churchyard
• Three platform cairns 320m south-east of Moorgate
• Three barrows 550m ENE of Cansford
• Wayside cross 660m north of Basil Farm
• Medieval tenement boundary between Louden Hill and King Arthur's Downs
• Standing stone 415m south west of Moorgate called 'Long Stone'
• Iron Age defended settlement 425m west of Trebray
• St Clether's Chapel and Holy Well
• Part of a bowl barrow called Headon Barrow
• Prehistoric and later enclosure containing a stone hut circle 1.2km NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Bowl barrow 490m SSW of Tregatherall Farm
• King Arthur's Hall
• Medieval longhouse settlement (known locally as Lamlavery), and an associated field system
• Two bowl barrows 625m south of Greystone Farm
• Wayside cross 620m south west of Basil Farm
• Ring cairn and two kerbed cairns on Bray Down
• Platform cairn on Dinnever Hill, 510m north of Camperdown Farm
• Three bowl barrows 600m south east of Small Hill Barton
• Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system 940m north east of Newton