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 a great place to visit close to Gweal Mellin if you like hiking areas.

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are great places to visit near Gweal Mellin if you like country parks.

Gweal Mellin's best nearby towns can be found at Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Don't miss Kit Hill Country Park's hills if visiting the area around Gweal Mellin.

Cremyll, and Botallack are some of Gweal Mellin best villages to visit near Gweal Mellin.

There are a number of historic buildings near to Gweal Mellin including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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:

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