Downinney is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Downinney

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

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

Don't miss Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Downinney.

Towns to visit near Downinney include Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Downinney is near some unmissable hills like Kit Hill Country Park,

There are a several good villages in the Downinney area like Cremyll, and Botallack.

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

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

Downinney History

There are some historic monuments around Downinney:

• Bowl barrow 60m west of Crowdy Reservoir dam
• St Anne's Well, in Whitstone churchyard
• Slight univallate hillfort called Hilton Wood Castle
• Round cairn 567m north-west of Showery Tor
• Medieval longhouse settlement (known locally as Lamlavery), and an associated field system
• Iron Age defended settlement 425m west of Trebray
• Medieval long-house with adjacent enclosure 1.44km NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Wayside cross 620m south west of Basil Farm
• Six cairns on Buttern Hill
• Wayside cross 120m north of Basill
• Vincent Mine Cross
• Two bowl barrows 625m south of Greystone Farm
• Round barrow cemetery including Tich Barrow 730m north east of Trehane Pool
• Medieval wayside cross in Altarnun churchyard
• Prehistoric to post-medieval funerary, ritual and settlement remains on and around Louden Hill
• Prehistoric and later enclosure containing a stone hut circle 1.2km NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Round (or petal) cairn on the summit of Leskernick Hill
• Upton Castle, 500m SSW of Upton Barton Farm
• Round cairn 460m north of Showery Tor
• Round barrow cemetery on Wilsey Down
• Tor cairn on Showery Tor
• Two bowl barrows 380m north of Beckaveans, one of which is called 'The Beacon'
• Round 300m north of Northdown
• Two Bronze Age settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone on the south and western slopes of Leskernick Hill
• Holy well at Laneast
• Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, and religious and funerary remains on the middle and lower slopes west and south of Roughtor
• Three prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 1km NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Three bowl barrows 750m south east of Lower Brazacott Farm
• Four bowl barrows 445m north of Buttern Farm
• Two bowl barrows 660m south west of Whitehill Cottage, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Part of a bowl barrow called Headon Barrow
• Stone hut circle 525m SW of West Carne Farm
• Animal pound 90m ENE of Pound Cot
• Penhallam medieval moated manor house, 360m south west of Ashbury Camp
• Wayside cross 290m north west of Basill
• Bowl barrow 700m east of Tregray Farm
• Cross 470m north of Lambrenny
• Ring cairn and two kerbed cairns on Bray Down
• Prehistoric standing stone 695m north-west of Showery Tor
• Round cairn 417m north-west of Showery Tor
• Round 310m south of Mill Farm
• Three bowl barrows 600m south east of Small Hill Barton
• Prehistoric irregular field system with incorporated cairnfield and round cairn 1.08km north-west of Showery Tor
• Well called Blaunder's Well
• An early Christian memorial stone in Lewannick churchyard
• Bowl barrow 250m north west of Newpark
• Fernacre stone circle and two outlying stones
• Round called Froxton Wood Castle
• Prehistoric round cairn with inner and outer kerbs and a central cist 485m WNW of Showery Tor
• Multi-span bridge called Polyphant Bridge, 110m north of Polyphant Green
• Bowl barrow 110m north of Whitehill Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Later Prehistoric to Roman round 500m NE of West Carne Farm
• Round cairn 312m north-west of Showery Tor
• Prehistoric standing stone 500m NNE of Spettigue Farm
• Motte castle 80m north west of the church at Week St Mary
• Medieval wayside cross 550m north-west of Lewannick church
• Wayside cross 660m north of Basil Farm
• Medieval wayside cross 320m south west of Higher Trevivian
• Medieval churchyard cross in Laneast churchyard
• Round barrow cemetery 610m north east of Creddacott Farm
• A round on Tregearedown Beacon, 295m north east of the Nook
• Wayside cross 315m north of The Old Rectory, Altarnun
• Round 800m south east of Pengold Farm
• Ring bank in the NW corner of Lewannick Plantation
• Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit
• Two adjoining prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 960m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor
• Four prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 938m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Wayside cross 110m SSW of Youlstone
• Large multivallate hillfort called Warbstow Bury and a pillow mound known as the Giant's Grave
• Co-axial field system, hut circle settlements, cairnfield and land boundaries on Carne Down
• Leskernick south stone circle
• Bowl barrow 660m north east of Tresoke
• Platform cairn with rim bank and central cairn, and a secondary cairn, on the summit of Carne Down
• Prehistoric ring cairn 810m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Prehistoric house platform on south-east Roughtor, 985m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Two bowl barrows 240m SSW of Wilsworthy Cross
• Bowl barrow 410m east of Wainhouse Corner
• Deserted medieval settlement 1125m WNW of Canaglaze
• Barrow 90m E of Trelay Farm
• Medieval wayside cross head 75m east of Newpark
• Ashbury Camp later prehistoric multivallate hillfort
• St Clether's Chapel and Holy Well
• Earthwork on Hill Down 500yds (450m) WSW of Tresparrett Posts
• Prehistoric coaxial and regular field systems, incorporated hut circles and adjacent deserted medieval settlement, droveway and long house on Tregune Farm
• Early post-medieval guide post 270m north west of Bowden
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort with incorporated and adjacent cairns, chamber and medieval chapel on the summit ridge of Rough Tor and Little Rough Tor
• Holy Well 100m north east of St David's church
• Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor
• Three barrows 550m ENE of Cansford
• Round 260m south west of Trengayor
• Prehistoric round cairn 865m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Round cairn 625m north-west of Showery Tor
• Settlement W of Cargelly
• Neolithic long cairn north-east of Louden Hill
• Leskernick stone alignment
• Two bowl barrows 595m north west of Belah Park Farm
• Holyway Cross, 550m east of Hicksmill
• Three bowl barrows 560m south east of Cherry Cross
• Five prehistoric round cairns and a ring cairn 920m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Wayside cross in Tresmeer churchyard
• Prehistoric linear boundary, adjacent irregular aggregate field system and hut circles, incorporated cairns and medieval grave on north-west Roughtor
• Bowl barrow 120m south west of Horizon View
• Prehistoric coaxial field system, incorporated and adjacent hut circles, stone setting, linear boundaries and medieval settlement on Fox Tor and Treburland Farm
• Rectangular enclosures 520m west of Rosecare Villa Farm
• Roughtor holy well, 333m south-west of Showery Tor
• Medieval wayside cross on Laneast Downs, 270m SSW of High Hall Farm
• Multi-span bridge called Trerithick Bridge
• Leskernick north stone circle
• Promontory fort N of village