Higher Receven
Higher Receven is a Village in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Higher Receven including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
Tehidy is one of Higher Receven's best, nearby hiking areas to visit in Higher Receven.
There are a several good country parks in the Higher Receven area like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Towns to visit near Higher Receven include Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
Places near Higher Receven feature a number of interesting hills including Kit Hill Country Park.
The area around Higher Receven boasts some of the best villages including Cremyll, and Botallack.
Historic Buildings to visit near Higher Receven include Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
There are a number of airports near Higher Receven including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Higher Receven History
There are some historic monuments around Higher Receven:
- Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
- Treen Common stone circle
- Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
- Trevescan Cross 340m SSW of Sennen Church
- Higher Levant Mine
- Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
- Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
- Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
- Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
- Holy well called Madron Well
- Promontory Fort called Trereen Dinas
- Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
- Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
- Wayside cross-head in St Sennen's churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
- Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- Cross slab at parish church
- Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
- Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
- Medieval chapel called Chapel Jane
- Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
- Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
- Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
- Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
- Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
- Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
- Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
- Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
- Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
- Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Bowl barrow 260m SSE of Zennor Quoit
- Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
- Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Round called Trewern Round
- Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
- Geevor Mine
- Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
- Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
- Wayside cross immediately south of St Towennicus' Church
- Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
- Long stone W of Boswens Common
- Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
- Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
- Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
- Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
- Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
- St Buryan churchtown cross
- Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
- Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
- Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
- Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
- Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
- Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
- Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
- Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
- Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
- Promontory fort called Kenidjack Castle
- Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
- Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- Two cist graves 500yds (460m) NE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
- An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
- Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
- Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
- Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
- A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
- Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
- Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Two kerbed cairns on Trendrine Hill
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
- Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
- Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
- Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
- Standing stone 230m west of the Old Manor
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
- Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
- Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
- Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
- Round 340m south east of Trevean
- Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
- Hut circle settlement at Sperris Croft 500yds (460m) SE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Market cross
- A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
- Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
- Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
- Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
- Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
- Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
- Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley
- Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
- Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
- Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
- Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
- Round called Lesingey Round
- Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
- Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
- Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
- Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
- The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
- Boskenna Gate Cross
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
- Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
- Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
- Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
- Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
- Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
- Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
- Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
- Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
- Field system on Dry Carn
- Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
- Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
- Cliff castle known as Maen Castle
- Medieval chapel called St Helen's Chapel with a dwelling and enclosure at Cape Cornwall
- Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point
- Boskenna Cross
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
- Botrea barrows
- Wayside cross in St Sennen's churchyard, 6m north of the church
- Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
- Field system on Truthwall Common
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
- Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
- Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
- Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel
- Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
- Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
- Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
- Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
- Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
- The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
- Round cairn on Carn Polpry
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
- Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
- Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit
- Kerris Cross
- Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
- Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
- Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
- The Ballowall Barrow incorporating entrance grave, cairn, ritual pits and cists 420m WSW of Bollowal Farm
- Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
- Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
- Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey
- Porthgwarra Ullies
- Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
- Boleigh fogou
- An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard
- Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
- Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
- Watermill near Bosigran Castle
- Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
- Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
- Rectangular enclosures 700yds (640m) E of Tregerthen
- Round called Lescudjack Castle
- Croftoe British village
- Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
- Medieval wayside cross at Paul
- Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
- Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
- Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
- Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
- Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
- Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
- Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
Places to see near Higher Receven
Lakes near Higher Receven
Rivers near Higher Receven
- West Looe River
- Polperro River
- East Looe River
- Seaton
- Upper River Ruthern
- Amble
- Camel (De Lank to Stannon)
- Stannon Stream
- Lower River Camel
- St Lawrence Stream
- Issey Brook (Camel)
- Upper River Amble
- De Lank River
- Lower River Ruthern
- Demelza Stream (Ruthern)
- Polmorla Stream
- Upper River Camel
- Amble tributary (Camel)
- Allen
- Lanivet Stream
- Porth Stream
- Gannel (Upper)
- Menalhyl
- Gannel (Lower)
- Harlyn Water
- Benny Stream
- Porthcothan Stream
- Trebant Water
- Lerryn River
- Cardinham Water
- Warleggan River
- Fowey (Upper)
- Fowey (Warleggan to St Neot)
- Pont Pill
- St Neot River
- Lower River Fowey
- Crackington Stream
- Marsland Water
- Lower River Strat
- Lower River Neet
- Upper River Neet
- Jacob Stream
- Valency
- Upper River Strat
- Coombe Valley Stream
- Newlyn River
- Trevaylor Stream
- Penberth Stream
- Marazion River
- Lamorna Stream
- Roseworthy Stream
- Portreath Stream
- Red River (Upper)
- Bolingey Stream
- Red River (Lower)
- Hayle
- Angarrack Stream
- Holywell Stream
- Kestle Stream
- Upper River Allen (Fal)
- Kenwyn
- Kennal
- Zelah Brook
- Brighton Stream
- Hicks Mill Stream
- Gwindra Stream
- Tresillian River (Lower)
- Upper River Fal
- Calenick Stream
- Trevella Stream
- Tresillian River (Upper)
- Lower River Allen (Fal)
- Lower River Fal
- Upper Carnon River
- Lower River Carnon
- Bokiddick Stream
- Crinnis River
- St Austell River
- Caerhays Stream
- Par River (Upper)
- Par River (Lower)
- Tywardreath Stream
- Carminowe Creek
- Gunwalloe Stream
- Cury River
- Helford River
- Manaccan River
- Poltesco River
- Lestraines River
- Lower River Cober
- Porthleven Stream
- Upper River Cober
- Gweek River
- Upper River Inny
- Penpont Water
- Cotehele Stream
- Lowley Brook
- Lower River Inny
- Lower River Tamar
- Upper River Lynher
- Tiddy
- Withey Brook
- Lower River Lynher
- Tala Water
- Canworthy Water
- Carey
- Tamar (River Ottery to River Deer)
- Tamar (Small Brook to River Deer)
- Upper River Ottery
- Kensey
- Tamar (Small Brook to Lamberal Water)
- Small Brook (Tamar)
- Claw
- Tamar (River Ottery to River Lyd)
- Lower River Ottery
- Upper River Tamar
- Caudworthy Water
- Deer
- Lamberal Water
- Bolesbridge Water
- Derril Water
- Middle River Ottery
