Lanyon
Lanyon is a Village in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Lanyon including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
Places near Lanyon feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Tehidy.
The area around Lanyon features a number of interesting country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
The area around Lanyon boasts some of the best towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
Lanyon is near some unmissable hills like Kit Hill Country Park,
Lanyon has some unmissable villages nearby like Cremyll, and Botallack.
Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is one of Lanyon's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Lanyon.
There are a several good airports in the Lanyon area like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Lanyon History
There are some historic monuments around Lanyon:
- Holy well called Madron Well
- Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
- Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
- Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
- Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
- Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
- Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
- Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
- Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
- Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
- Round called Lescudjack Castle
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- Rectangular enclosures 700yds (640m) E of Tregerthen
- Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
- Circular enclosure 385m NE of Higher Trenowin
- Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
- Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
- Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
- Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
- An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard
- Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
- Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
- Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
- Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
- Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
- Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
- Standing stone 230m west of the Old Manor
- The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
- Hut circle settlement at Sperris Croft 500yds (460m) SE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Geevor Mine
- Long stone W of Boswens Common
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel
- Botrea barrows
- The Ballowall Barrow incorporating entrance grave, cairn, ritual pits and cists 420m WSW of Bollowal Farm
- Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
- Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
- Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
- Watermill near Bosigran Castle
- Two cist graves 500yds (460m) NE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
- Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
- Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
- Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
- Kerris Cross
- Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
- Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
- Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
- Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
- Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
- Treen Common stone circle
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Boskenna Cross
- A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
- Round 340m south east of Trevean
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
- Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
- Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
- Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
- Field system on Dry Carn
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
- Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
- Medieval wayside cross at Paul
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
- Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
- Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
- Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
- Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
- Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
- Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
- Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
- Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
- Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
- Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- Bowl barrow 260m SSE of Zennor Quoit
- Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- Round 450yds (405m) NW of Lower Chellew Farm
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
- Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
- Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
- Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
- Promontory Fort called Trereen Dinas
- Dovecote called the 'Culver House', 330m SSW of Lower Bussow Farm
- Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
- Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
- Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
- Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- Boleigh fogou
- Higher Levant Mine
- Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
- The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
- Croftoe British village
- Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
- Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
- Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
- Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
- Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
- Round called Lesingey Round
- Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
- Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
- Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
- Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
- Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
- Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
- Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
- Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
- Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
- Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
- Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
- An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
- Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
- Hut circles, Higher Bussow
- Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
- Round called Trewern Round
- Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
- Cross slab at parish church
- Boskenna Gate Cross
- Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
- Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
- Wayside cross in St Sennen's churchyard, 6m north of the church
- Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
- Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
- Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley
- Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
- Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
- Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey
- Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
- Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
- Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
- Field system on Truthwall Common
- Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
- Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
- Round cairn on Carn Polpry
- A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
- Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
- Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
- Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
- Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit
- Wayside cross-head in St Sennen's churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
- St Buryan churchtown cross
- Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
- Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
- Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
- Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
- Trevescan Cross 340m SSW of Sennen Church
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
- Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
- Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
- An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
- A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
- Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
- Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
- Promontory fort called Kenidjack Castle
- Wayside cross immediately south of St Towennicus' Church
- Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
- Market cross
- Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
- Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Two kerbed cairns on Trendrine Hill
- Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
- Medieval chapel called Chapel Jane
- Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
Places to see near Lanyon
Lakes near Lanyon
Rivers near Lanyon
- 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
