Lesnewth
Lesnewth is a Town in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Lesnewth including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
The area close to Lesnewth boasts some of the best hiking areas including Tehidy.
Lesnewth has some unmissable country parks nearby like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Towns to visit near Lesnewth include Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
There are a number of hills near to Lesnewth including Kit Hill Country Park.
Villages to visit near Lesnewth include Cremyll, and Botallack.
Don't miss Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's historic buildings if visiting the area around Lesnewth.
Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are some of Lesnewth best airports to visit near Lesnewth.
Lesnewth History
There are some historic monuments around Lesnewth:
- Platform cairn on Dinnever Hill, 510m north of Camperdown Farm
- Motte and bailey castle at Boscastle
- Part of a bowl barrow called Headon Barrow
- Rectangular enclosures 520m west of Rosecare Villa Farm
- Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit
- Round 410m west of Kenningstockmill
- Round 260m south west of Trengayor
- Round cairn 625m north-west of Showery Tor
- Prehistoric to post-medieval funerary, ritual and settlement remains on and around Louden Hill
- Stannon Stone Circle, prehistoric field system, hut circle settlement, cairns, cist, linear boundaries and medieval building north of Dinnever Hill
- Bowl barrow 200m west of Tresplatt Farm
- Leskernick south stone circle
- Motte castle known as Bossiney Castle
- Three platform cairns 320m south-east of Moorgate
- Prehistoric standing stone 695m north-west of Showery Tor
- Round called Castle Goff
- Prehistoric embanked platform cairn and linear boundary with superimposed medieval boundary and adjacent clearance cairn on Dinnever Hill
- Bowl barrow 490m SSW of Tregatherall Farm
- Wayside cross in Lesnewth churchyard
- Tregatheral Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Prehistoric house platform on south-east Roughtor, 985m NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Earlier prehistoric hillfort with incorporated and adjacent cairns, chamber and medieval chapel on the summit ridge of Rough Tor and Little Rough Tor
- An early Christian memorial stone 380m south east of Worthyvale Manor
- Early medieval decorated and inscribed wayside cross shaft and base on Waterpit Down, 250m WSW of Hallwell Barton Bungalow
- Five prehistoric round cairns and a ring cairn 920m NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Wayside cross 220m north west of Steppes Farm
- Bowl barrow 250m north west of Newpark
- Round 310m south of Mill Farm
- Rock art at Rocky Valley, 150m north of Trevillett Mill
- Medieval longhouse settlement (known locally as Lamlavery), and an associated field system
- Medieval wayside cross at Fenterleigh crossroads, 750m south-east of Bossiney
- Iron Age defended settlement 425m west of Trebray
- Wayside cross 660m north of Basil Farm
- Round cairn with central cist capstone and inner kerb 935m north-east of Camperdown Farm
- Wayside cross 620m south west of Basil Farm
- Four prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 938m NNW of Fernacre Farm
- The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown Farm
- Two hut circles 400m WSW of Furhouse
- Round cairn 460m north of Showery Tor
- Large multivallate hillfort called Warbstow Bury and a pillow mound known as the Giant's Grave
- Prehistoric round cairn with inner and outer kerbs and a central cist 485m WNW of Showery Tor
- The Trevia Cross, at Sportsmans
- Prehistoric ring cairn 810m NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Two bowl barrows 595m north west of Belah Park Farm
- Hut circles near New Hall
- Two adjoining prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 960m NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Fernacre stone circle and two outlying stones
- Three bowl barrows 250m north east of Lowermoor
- Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system 940m north east of Newton
- Three prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 1km NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Two stone hut circles 130m south east of Highsteps
- Bowl barrow 410m east of Wainhouse Corner
- Prehistoric linear boundary, adjacent irregular aggregate field system and hut circles, incorporated cairns and medieval grave on north-west Roughtor
- Two bowl barrows 380m north of Beckaveans, one of which is called 'The Beacon'
- Earthwork on Hill Down 500yds (450m) WSW of Tresparrett Posts
- Bowl barrow called Condolden Barrow
- Five bowl barrows south of Newton Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
- Trevalga Cross in Trevalga churchyard
- Prehistoric stone setting 62m north-west of the Stannon Stone Circle
- Stone hut circle north of Dinnever Hill, 200m WNW of the Stannon Stone Circle
- Round cairn 312m north-west of Showery Tor
- Two Bronze Age settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone on the south and western slopes of Leskernick Hill
- Ring cairn and two kerbed cairns on Bray Down
- The Castle Goff Stone and Valley Truckle Cross in St Julitta's churchyard
- Three bowl barrows 600m south east of Small Hill Barton
- Round cairn 567m north-west of Showery Tor
- Two bowl barrows 660m south west of Whitehill Cottage, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
- Wayside cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Six cairns on Buttern Hill
- Wayside cross 110m SSW of Youlstone
- Round (or petal) cairn on the summit of Leskernick Hill
- Three wayside crosses in St Julitta's churchyard
- Medieval long-house with adjacent enclosure 1.44km NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Prehistoric and later enclosure containing a stone hut circle 1.2km NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate
- Round barrow cemetery on Wilsey Down
- Churchyard cross in the cemetery at St Teath, 60m north west of the church
- Bowl barrow 110m north of Whitehill Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
- Forrabury Cross, 40m SSW of Forrabury church
- Deserted medieval settlement 1125m WNW of Canaglaze
- Medieval wayside cross head 75m east of Newpark
- Bowl barrow 120m south west of Horizon View
- Bowl barrow 660m north east of Tresoke
- Round barrow cemetery including Tich Barrow 730m north east of Trehane Pool
- Round cairn 417m north-west of Showery Tor
- Barrow 90m E of Trelay Farm
- Three barrows 550m ENE of Cansford
- Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, and religious and funerary remains on the middle and lower slopes west and south of Roughtor
- Bowl barrow 60m west of Crowdy Reservoir dam
- Holy Well 100m north east of St David's church
- Slight univallate hillfort with outworks containing a medieval chapel and beacon at Helsbury Castle
- Roughtor holy well, 333m south-west of Showery Tor
- Leskernick north stone circle
- Bowl barrow 700m east of Tregray Farm
- Three bowl barrows, 60m and 250m south and 500m south west of Nettings Park
- Stone hut circle 525m SW of West Carne Farm
- Wayside cross at Trevia Walls
- Medieval wayside cross 320m south west of Higher Trevivian
- Cross 410m north east of Tregrylls
- Tor cairn on Showery Tor
- Prehistoric round cairn 865m NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor
- Two bowl barrows 625m south of Greystone Farm
- Leskernick stone alignment
- Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor
- Three bowl barrows 130m east of Starapark Farm
- Prehistoric irregular field system with incorporated cairnfield and round cairn 1.08km north-west of Showery Tor
- Hut circles 330yds (300m) SW of Henneward
- Neolithic long cairn north-east of Louden Hill
- Iron Age defended settlement 170m north west of Cargurra
- Medieval tenement boundary with adjacent medieval field north of Dinnever Hill
- Promontory fort N of village
- Bowl barrow 420m south east of Higher Parkwalls
- Round 800m south east of Pengold Farm
- Standing stone 415m south west of Moorgate called 'Long Stone'
- Round 275m SSE of Little Delinuth
- Anderton Mill Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m north of the church
- Cross 470m north of Lambrenny
Places to see near Lesnewth
Lakes near Lesnewth
Rivers near Lesnewth
- 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
