Gwavas is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Gwavas postcode: TR13 0BY

Retail in Gwavas

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

Tehidy is one of Gwavas's best, nearby hiking areas to visit in Gwavas.

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

The area around Gwavas features a number of interesting towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Gwavas is near some unmissable hills like Kit Hill Country Park,

Gwavas has some unmissable villages nearby like Cremyll, and Botallack.

Historic Buildings to visit near Gwavas include Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are great places to visit near Gwavas if you like airports.

Gwavas History

There are some historic monuments around Gwavas:

• Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
• Wayside cross at Trenethick Barton
• Holy well at Trelill, 190m ENE of Trelill House
• Side and King's Garden at Godolphin House
• Wayside cross at the junction between Cross Street and Church Street, Helston
• Trevarnon Round
• Three bowl barrows 245m north west of Gregwartha Cottage
• Bowl barrow at Beeswing
• Two wayside crosses, south and east of Bonallack Barton
• Wayside cross and cross-base in Camborne churchyard, 10m south west of the church
• Wheal Prosper pumping engine house 210m south of Eastcliff Farm
• Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
• Two bowl barrows and one platform barrow between 600m and 830m south east of Trudnoe Farm
• Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor
• Round cairn 225m NNW of Tregonning Hill House
• The remains of the Chapel of St Ia and adjacent cell
• Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan
• Small stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' 60m east of Carthew House
• Cliff castle W of Gunwalloe Church
• Churchyard cross in Cury churchyard
• Medieval wayside cross base, 10m south of Gunwalloe church
• Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm
• Pengersick Castle and associated building platform
• Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church
• Round 200m north east of Burncoose
• Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear
• Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance
• Wayside Cross at Camborne Park Recreation Ground
• Two round barrows on Pedngwinian Head
• Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm
• Multi-period archaeological landscape on Tregonning Hill
• Bowl barrow 230m east of Trewirgie Farm
• Wayside cross in Gwinear churchyard, 5m north of the church
• Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn
• Three bowl barrows 815m north west of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance
• Wayside cross in Gunwalloe churchyard, 0.75m east of the church
• Wayside cross on Whitcross Hill, immediately north of Seaview Terrace
• Polmenor Cross in Gwinear churchyard, 12m north of the church
• Cross 140yds (130m) E of Pendarves Farm
• Three bowl barrows 500m SSW of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Three round barrows 350yds (320m) E of Burnoon
• Wayside cross in Camborne churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm
• Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm
• Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm
• Kerbed cairn called Hangman's Barrow
• Part of the mining complex at South Condurrow and Wheal Grenville Mines, 410m south west of Newton Moor Farm
• Round 530m ESE of Treloskan
• Roseworthy Arsenic Works, 700m west of Cornhill Farm
• Wheal Trewavas copper mine 310m south of Trewavas
• A holed stone known as 'The Tolvan Stone' at Tolvan Cross
• Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
• Two round barrows on Goonhilly Downs 600yds (550m) NE of Trenoon
• Wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard
• Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
• Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine
• Platform barrow and four bowl barrows south of Carn Maer forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Mawgan Cross early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft
• Betty Adit tailings works, 170m south west of Harley Farm
• Trevena Cross
• Round 260m south of Tenament Farm
• Churchyard cross in St Melaine's churchyard
• Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church
• Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street
• Three bowl barrows 350m north of Poldhu Cove
• Round, medieval chapel, burial ground and standing cross 60m south east of Merthyr Uny House
• Bowl barrow at Tolvan Cross
• Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm
• Later prehistoric to Roman round incorporating contemporary fogou at Halliggye
• Romano-British defended settlement 340m ESE of Grambla
• Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen