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.

Hiking Areas to visit near Gwavas include Tehidy.

There are a several good country parks in the Gwavas area like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Towns to visit near Gwavas include Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Kit Hill Country Park is a great place to visit close to Gwavas if you like hills.

The area around Gwavas features a number of interesting villages including Cremyll, and Botallack.

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is a great place to visit close to Gwavas if you like historic buildings.

There are a number of airports near Gwavas including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Gwavas History

There are some historic monuments around Gwavas:

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