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