Gweal Mellin is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Gweal Mellin

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

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

Gweal Mellin 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 Gweal Mellin area like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

There are a several good hills in the area around Gweal Mellin like Kit Hill Country Park.

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

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is one of Gweal Mellin's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Gweal Mellin.

The area around Gweal Mellin boasts some of the best airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Gweal Mellin History

There are some historic monuments around Gweal Mellin:

• Wayside cross in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, south of the church
• Wayside cross in St Peter's churchyard, Flushing
• A holed stone known as 'The Tolvan Stone' at Tolvan Cross
• Cliff castle on Rosemullion Head
• Bowl barrow 800m north west of Gwenter Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round 260m south of Tenament Farm
• Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
• Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower
• Six bowl barrows at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Gunpowder works at Kennall Vale
• Round barrow 400yds (370m) NW of Traboe Cross
• Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• Earthwork 100yds (90m) ESE of Tregidden
• Bowl barrow 165m ESE of The Barrow
• Round in Devichoys Wood 600yds (540m) S of Perran Wharf
• Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm
• Mawgan Cross early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft
• Bowl barrow at Beeswing
• Wayside cross 290m west of Trevales Farm
• Cast iron footbridge at Perran Mill
• Bowl barrow 1080m NNW of Gwendreath Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Jewish and Congregationalist cemeteries at Ponsharden
• Three bowl barrows 1295m east of Trenoon forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 200m north east of Tremenheere
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• Three bowl barrows 815m north west of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Animal pound 390m south of Croft Pascoe Pool
• Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm
• Two standing stones on Crousa Common, 890m WSW of Chywoone
• Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack'
• Churchyard cross in St Melaine's churchyard
• Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
• Two barrows S of Crousa Common
• Two bowl barrows and one platform barrow between 600m and 830m south east of Trudnoe Farm
• Later prehistoric to Roman round incorporating contemporary fogou at Halliggye
• Wayside cross at Nanjarrow
• Three round barrows 350yds (320m) E of Burnoon
• Round 280m south west of Trebowland
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Enys
• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• Three rectangular defended enclosures 460m north east of Merthen Manor
• Bowl barrow 85m north west of Arrowan Vean
• Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church
• Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear
• Two round barrows on Goonhilly Downs 600yds (550m) NE of Trenoon
• Round barrow 350m north of Devichoys Barton
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• Bowl barrow 680m WSW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Earthwork SE of Trelan Plantation
• Three round barrows 430m north east of Devichoys Barton
• Two round barrows 700yds (640m) NNE of Penhallick Farm
• Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
• Bowl barrow 300m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round 205m south of Goongillings
• Romano-British defended settlement 340m ESE of Grambla
• Three bowl barrows 245m north west of Gregwartha Cottage
• Bowl barrow 315m ESE of Leech Pool, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Small circular earthwork 500yds (460m) N of Gweal Goose
• Wayside cross 230m south west of Trenlanvean Farm
• Two bowl barrows 640m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Fish Cross: standing cross immediately east of the Town Hall
• Round 600yds (550m) WNW of Helford
• Bowl barrow 230m east of Trewirgie Farm
• Part of a promontory fort with Civil War fieldworks known as Little Dennis
• Round, medieval chapel, burial ground and standing cross 60m south east of Merthyr Uny House
• Small stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' 60m east of Carthew House
• Two wayside crosses, south and east of Bonallack Barton
• Round 250m west of Flushing Cove
• Promontory fort at Chynalls Point
• Three wayside crosses 235m south east of Bosvathick
• Hut circle with associated field system 300yds (270m) NW of Polcoverack
• Holy well at Trelill, 190m ENE of Trelill House
• Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House
• Two crosses immediately west of St Budock Church
• Hut circle settlement 950yds (870m) NW of Gwenter Farm
• Bowl barrow at Roskruge Beacon
• Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm
• Chapel enclosure 150yds (140m) S of Trelease Farm
• Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn
• Bowl barrow 870m north west of Gwendreath Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round 220m south east of The Level House
• Two bowl barrows 570m south west of Polkerth forming part of a larger round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Three bowl barrows 650m SSW of Polkerth forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, 10m south west of the church
• Three round barrows 500yds (460m) W of Polkerth
• Multi-period archaeological landscape of settlements, field systems, flint working, salt working and pottery production 450m SSE of Trevarbeth
• Two bowl barrows 200m north west of Fox Covert, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round 200m north east of Burncoose
• Round 240m south east of Norways Farm
• Portal dolmen known as 'The Three Brothers of Grugith'
• Bowl barrow 550m south east of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Hut circle on Crousa Downs 650yds (600m) S of 'Three Brothers of Grugwith'
• Bowl barrow at Tolvan Cross
• Three bowl barrows 500m SSW of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Platform barrow and four bowl barrows south of Carn Maer forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard
• Churchyard cross in Cury churchyard
• Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill
• College known as Glasney College, Penryn
• Round 530m ESE of Treloskan
• Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance
• Gunpowder storage complex at Kennall Vale
• Hut circle 500yds (460m) S of Trelan Plantation
• Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm
• Wayside cross 95m ESE of Trevales House
• Three bowl barrows 550m NNW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs