Giant's Holt
Giant's Holt is a Village in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Giant's Holt including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
The area around Giant's Holt'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 Giant's Holt.
The area around Giant's Holt boasts some of the best towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
Kit Hill Country Park is one of Giant's Holt's best, nearby hills to visit in Giant's Holt.
Giant's Holt's best nearby villages can be found at Cremyll, and Botallack.
There are a number of historic buildings near to Giant's Holt including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Airports to visit near Giant's Holt include Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Giant's Holt History
There are some historic monuments around Giant's Holt:
- Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
- Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
- Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
- Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
- Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
- Geevor Mine
- Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
- Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
- Round called Lescudjack Castle
- Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
- Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
- Hut circle settlement at Sperris Croft 500yds (460m) SE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
- Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
- Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
- Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
- Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
- Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
- Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
- Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
- Trevescan Cross 340m SSW of Sennen Church
- Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
- Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
- Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
- Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
- Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
- Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Wayside cross-head in St Sennen's churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
- Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
- Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
- The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
- Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
- Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
- Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
- A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
- Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
- Round 340m south east of Trevean
- Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
- Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
- Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
- An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
- Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
- Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
- Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
- Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
- Watermill near Bosigran Castle
- Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
- Long stone W of Boswens Common
- Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
- Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
- Boskenna Cross
- Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
- Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
- Kerris Cross
- Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
- Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
- Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
- Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
- Field system on Dry Carn
- Wayside cross immediately south of St Towennicus' Church
- Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
- Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
- Two kerbed cairns on Trendrine Hill
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Market cross
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew 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
- Promontory fort called Kenidjack Castle
- Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
- Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit
- Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
- An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard
- Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
- Cliff castle known as Maen Castle
- Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
- Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley
- Two cist graves 500yds (460m) NE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Promontory Fort called Trereen Dinas
- Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
- Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
- Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
- Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
- Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
- Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
- Medieval chapel called St Helen's Chapel with a dwelling and enclosure at Cape Cornwall
- Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
- Boskenna Gate Cross
- Round called Lesingey Round
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
- Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
- St Buryan churchtown cross
- Bowl barrow 260m SSE of Zennor Quoit
- Rectangular enclosures 700yds (640m) E of Tregerthen
- A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
- Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
- Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
- Porthgwarra Ullies
- Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
- Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
- Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
- Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
- Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
- Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
- Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
- Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
- Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
- Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
- A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
- Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
- Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
- Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
- Wayside cross in St Sennen's churchyard, 6m north of the church
- Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
- Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
- Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
- Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
- Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
- Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- Holy well called Madron Well
- Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
- Treen Common stone circle
- Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
- Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
- Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
- Standing stone 230m west of the Old Manor
- Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
- Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
- Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
- Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
- Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
- Boleigh fogou
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- Botrea barrows
- Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
- Round cairn on Carn Polpry
- Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
- Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
- Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
- Round called Trewern Round
- Cross slab at parish church
- Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
- Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
- Medieval chapel called Chapel Jane
- Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point
- Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
- Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
- Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel
- Medieval wayside cross at Paul
- Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
- Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
- Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
- Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
- Field system on Truthwall Common
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Higher Levant Mine
- Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey
- Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
- The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
- Croftoe British village
Places to see near Giant's Holt
Lakes near Giant's Holt
Rivers near Giant's Holt
- 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