Golant is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Golant postcode: PL23 1LG

Retail in Golant

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

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

Golant has some unmissable country parks nearby like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a several good towns in the Golant area like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

There are a number of hills near to Golant including Kit Hill Country Park.

The area around Golant boasts some of the best villages including Cremyll, and Botallack.

Don't miss Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's historic buildings if visiting the area around Golant.

Golant's best nearby airports can be found at Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Golant History

There are some historic monuments around Golant:

• Carminow Cross, south east of Bodmin
• Wayside cross 200m north west of Trethew
• Portal dolmen 400m north east of Lesquite Farm
• Bowl barrow 230m south west of Middle Taphouse Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 150m SSE of Cartole
• St Cyor's well house
• Combined viaduct and aqueduct called Treffry Viaduct
• Wayside cross called Killboy Cross
• Medieval wayside cross on Fore Street, Polruan
• Two bowl barrows 70m north west and 50m south east of Tor View at Middle Taphouse
• The Tristan Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross, 75m north of Polscoe
• Chapel at Hall
• Small multivallate hillfort called Castle Dore
• Wayside cross in Luxulyan churchyard
• Three bowl barrows 590m south west of Bedwindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows 570m north east of Trewindle
• Medieval churchyard cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Cross in grounds of Trenython
• Linear boundary called the Giant's Hedge
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort, stone hut circle settlement and field system at Helman Tor
• Restormel Castle: motte, bailey and shell keep
• Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 8m south of the chapel
• Small multivallate hillfort on Bury Down, 530m north-east of South Park
• Three bowl barrows 215m south east of Beech Lawn, which form part of a larger round barrow cemetery
• Multi-span bridge known as Respryn Bridge
• The Biscovey Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft 1m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• St Catherine's Castle 16th century blockhouse, 19th century gun battery and 20th century gun emplacement at St Catherine's Point
• St Ingunger Cross, 240m south-east of St Ingunger Farm
• Five bowl barrows 550m north of Trewindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Four bowl barrows north of Greymare Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Wayside cross in Lansallos churchyard
• Bake Rings later prehistoric-Roman round with attached enclosure and outwork
• Bowl barrow 145m north west of Bodmin Lodge forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Churchyard cross immediately north east of the Parish Church
• Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge
• Bowl barrow 430m south west of Fairy Cross Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Two wayside crosses in the park surrounding Menabilly
• Wayside cross in St Nectan's chapel yard
• Bowl barrow 780m east of Penventon
• Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard
• Wayside cross 135m north west of The Cockpit in Boconnoc Park
• Fowey Blockhouse
• Two bowl barrows 535m ENE of Fairy Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow called 'Mabel Barrow', 400m south-west of Higher Polgassic
• Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 3m north west of the chapel
• Wayside cross, 6m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Small multivallate hillfort 230m south-east of Great Prideaux
• Lantern cross and grave slab immediately south of St Bartholomew's Church
• Polruan Blockhouse
• St Saviour's Chapel, Polruan
• Roman fortlet 440m south west of Restormel Farm
• Crewel Cross, at No Man's Land
• Lesquite Cross, 160m NNW of Lesquite Farm
• Lerryn Bridge
• Medieval wayside cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 20m south east of the church
• Largin Castle
• Ornamented cross shaft at Glynn
• Four bowl barrows on Bofarnel Downs forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Fenton Pits Cross, 210m WSW of Penburthen Farm
• Medieval wayside cross 300m NW of Trevorry Farm
• Large multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle Canyke', 375m SSW of Castle Canyke Farmhouse
• Churchyard cross in Lanhydrock churchyard