Dowran
Dowran is a Village in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Dowran including some great hiking areas, towns, villages, airports, country parks, hills and historic buildings.
There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Dowran like Tehidy.
The area around Dowran features a number of interesting towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
Dowran has some unmissable villages nearby like Cremyll, and Botallack.
There are a number of airports near Dowran including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are great places to visit near Dowran if you like country parks.
Hills to visit near Dowran include Kit Hill Country Park.
There are a number of historic buildings near to Dowran including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Dowran History
There are some historic monuments around Dowran:
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
- A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
- Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
- Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
- Holy well called Madron Well
- Watermill near Bosigran Castle
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
- Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
- Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
- Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
- Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
- Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
- Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
- Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
- Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
- Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
- Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
- Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
- Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
- Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
- Trevescan Cross 340m SSW of Sennen Church
- Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
- Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
- Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
- Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
- Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
- Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
- Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
- Promontory fort called Kenidjack Castle
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
- Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
- Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
- Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
- Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
- Kerris Cross
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
- Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point
- Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
- Promontory Fort called Trereen Dinas
- Long stone W of Boswens Common
- Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
- St Buryan churchtown cross
- Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
- Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
- Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
- Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
- Cliff castle known as Maen Castle
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
- Boskenna Gate Cross
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
- Cross slab at parish church
- Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
- Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
- Boskenna Cross
- Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
- Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
- Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
- Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
- Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
- Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
- Field system on Dry Carn
- Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
- Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
- Croftoe British village
- Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
- Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
- Round called Trewern Round
- Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
- Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
- Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
- The Ballowall Barrow incorporating entrance grave, cairn, ritual pits and cists 420m WSW of Bollowal Farm
- Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
- Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
- Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
- Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
- Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
- Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
- Wayside cross in St Sennen's churchyard, 6m north of the church
- Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
- Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
- Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
- Medieval chapel called St Helen's Chapel with a dwelling and enclosure at Cape Cornwall
- Round called Lesingey Round
- Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
- Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
- The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
- Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Wayside cross-head in St Sennen's churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
- Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
- An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
- Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
- Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
- Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
- Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
- Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
- Botrea barrows
- Porthgwarra Ullies
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
- Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
- An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
- Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
- Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
- Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- Boleigh fogou
- Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
- Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
- The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
- Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
- Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Round 340m south east of Trevean
- Field system on Truthwall Common
- Round cairn on Carn Polpry
- Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
- Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
- Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
- Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
- Higher Levant Mine
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- Treen Common stone circle
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
- Medieval chapel called Chapel Jane
- Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Geevor Mine
- Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
- Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
- Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
- Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
- Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
- Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
- Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
- Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
- Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
- Standing stone 230m west of the Old Manor
- Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley
- Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
Places to see near Dowran
Lakes near Dowran
Rivers near Dowran
- 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
