Kestle is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Kestle

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

Kestle is near some unmissable hiking areas like Tehidy,

Kestle has some unmissable country parks nearby like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

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

There are a several good villages in the Kestle area like Cremyll, and Botallack.

Places near Kestle feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Kestle's best nearby airports can be found at Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Kestle History

There are some historic monuments around Kestle:

• Wayside cross in Holy Trinity Church churchyard
• Fair Cross, 420m WNW of Tregidgeo Farm
• Medieval wayside cross base 550m WNW of Lanhadron Farm
• Part of a mining complex at South Polgooth Mine
• Part of the china clay works known as Wheal Martyn
• Standing stone called the 'Long Stone' in the grounds of Penrice School
• Wayside cross at Beacon Cross, 265m east of Lanuah
• Round barrow 530m north west of Carnwinnick
• Round called Castle Gotha
• Medieval wayside cross base on Creed Hill, 400m south of Grampound
• Resugga Castle later prehistoric univallate hillfort
• Golden Camp hillfort
• Longstone on Longstone Downs
• Medieval cross base at St Ewe
• Castlezens multiple enclosure fort
• Holy well of St Cuby, 25m south west of Brookfield
• Wayside cross 35m south of Heligan House
• Nancor Cross, 400m north west of Nancor
• Small multivallate hillfort 230m south-east of Great Prideaux
• Market Cross and cross base immediately south west of St Nun's Church
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort and round cairn at St Stephen's Beacon
• Wayside cross, 6m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Menacuddle Well
• Round 310m east of Carloggas Moor Farm
• Tregargus stone grinding mill No 2
• Sticker Camp later Prehistoric-Roman round
• Three round barrows 320m south west of Trelagossick
• Later prehistoric cliff castle, two prehistoric round barrows, medieval field system, and associated remains on Dodman Point
• Wayside cross and cross base in St Stephen's churchyard, 6m south of the church
• Churchyard cross shaft and base in St Stephen's churchyard, 3m south of the church
• Bowl barrow 875m SSE of Bodrugan Barton
• The Biscovey Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft 1m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Promontory fort at Black Head
• Standing stone 135m north west of Menear Farm
• Chapel Well, Towan
• Defensive enclosure at Castle Hill