Great Winson is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Great Winson

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

Great Winson is near some unmissable hiking areas like 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 Great Winson.

There are a number of towns near Great Winson including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

Great Winson has some unmissable villages nearby like Cremyll, and Botallack.

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

There are a several good airports in the Great Winson area like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Great Winson History

There are some historic monuments around Great Winson:

• Round 800m south east of Pengold Farm
• Two bowl barrows 380m north of Beckaveans, one of which is called 'The Beacon'
• Wayside cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Five bowl barrows south of Newton Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Promontory fort N of village
• Bowl barrow 410m east of Wainhouse Corner
• Bowl barrow 120m south west of Horizon View
• Tregatheral Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Motte castle 80m north west of the church at Week St Mary
• Motte and bailey castle called East Leigh Berrys
• Rectangular enclosures 520m west of Rosecare Villa Farm
• Hobbacott canal incline
• Two bowl barrows 300m NNW of Red Post
• Moated site 415m west of Binhamy Farm
• Bowl barrow at Red Post
• Large multivallate hillfort called Warbstow Bury and a pillow mound known as the Giant's Grave
• Iron Age defended settlement 800m north of Lymsworthy Farm
• Round 260m south west of Trengayor
• Iron Age defended settlement 170m north west of Cargurra
• St Anne's Well, in Whitstone churchyard
• Round 210m north east of Northcott Park Quarry
• Round called Froxton Wood Castle
• Two bowl barrows 660m south west of Whitehill Cottage, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Anderton Mill Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m north of the church
• Penhallam medieval moated manor house, 360m south west of Ashbury Camp
• Round barrow cemetery 610m north east of Creddacott Farm
• Motte and bailey castle 900m ESE of Burridge Farm
• Three barrows 550m ENE of Cansford
• Part of a bowl barrow called Headon Barrow
• Three bowl barrows on the coastal ridges above Bude Bay
• Round 550m east of Stowe Barton
• Earthwork on Hill Down 500yds (450m) WSW of Tresparrett Posts
• Slight univallate hillfort called Hilton Wood Castle
• Round at Stamford Hill
• Wayside cross in Lesnewth churchyard
• Ashbury Camp later prehistoric multivallate hillfort
• Two bowl barrows 595m north west of Belah Park Farm
• Bowl barrow 110m north of Whitehill Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows, one 220m east of Lower Longbeak and the other 320m east of Higher Longbeak
• Animal pound 90m ENE of Pound Cot
• Round 310m south of Mill Farm
• Round 300m south east of Browhill
• Three bowl barrows 600m south east of Small Hill Barton