Higher Penpol is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Higher Penpol

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

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Higher Penpol like Tehidy.

There are a number of country parks near Higher Penpol including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Don't miss Callington, Polperro, and St Ives's towns if visiting the area around Higher Penpol.

The area close to Higher Penpol boasts some of the best hills including Kit Hill Country Park.

Cremyll, and Botallack are great places to visit near Higher Penpol if you like villages.

There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Higher Penpol like Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Higher Penpol features a number of interesting airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Higher Penpol History

There are some historic monuments around Higher Penpol:

• Bowl barrow 145m north west of Bodmin Lodge forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows 160m west of Little Hendra
• St Saviour's Chapel, Polruan
• Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 3m north west of the chapel
• Largin Castle
• Bowl barrow 150m SSE of Cartole
• St Catherine's Castle 16th century blockhouse, 19th century gun battery and 20th century gun emplacement at St Catherine's Point
• Carminow Cross, south east of Bodmin
• Small multivallate hillfort called Castle Dore
• Bowl barrow 430m south west of Fairy Cross Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard
• Wayside cross 200m north west of Trethew
• Large multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle Canyke', 375m SSW of Castle Canyke Farmhouse
• Ornamented cross shaft at Glynn
• Medieval wayside cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 20m south east of the church
• Medieval wayside cross 300m NW of Trevorry Farm
• Linear boundary called the Giant's Hedge
• Two bowl barrows 70m north west and 50m south east of Tor View at Middle Taphouse
• Wayside cross in St Nectan's chapel yard
• Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge
• Two wayside crosses in the park surrounding Menabilly
• Four bowl barrows north of Greymare Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Polruan Blockhouse
• Round barrow cemetery 250m south of Wilton Farm
• Bowl barrow called 'Mabel Barrow', 400m south-west of Higher Polgassic
• Churchyard cross in Lanhydrock churchyard
• Wayside cross in Lansallos churchyard
• Chapel at Hall
• Bowl barrow 230m south west of Middle Taphouse Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Wayside cross 135m north west of The Cockpit in Boconnoc Park
• Restormel Castle: motte, bailey and shell keep
• Three bowl barrows 570m north east of Trewindle
• Four bowl barrows on Bofarnel Downs forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Bake Rings later prehistoric-Roman round with attached enclosure and outwork
• Wayside cross called Killboy Cross
• Five bowl barrows 550m north of Trewindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Multi-span bridge known as Respryn Bridge
• The Tristan Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross, 75m north of Polscoe
• Lantern cross and grave slab immediately south of St Bartholomew's Church
• Roman fortlet 440m south west of Restormel Farm
• Bowl barrow 780m east of Penventon
• Three bowl barrows 215m south east of Beech Lawn, which form part of a larger round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 535m ENE of Fairy Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Small multivallate hillfort on Bury Down, 530m north-east of South Park
• Crewel Cross, at No Man's Land
• Lerryn Bridge
• Medieval churchyard cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 8m south of the chapel
• Churchyard cross immediately north east of the Parish Church
• Medieval wayside cross on Fore Street, Polruan
• Cross in grounds of Trenython
• Three bowl barrows 590m south west of Bedwindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Fowey Blockhouse