Markwell is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Markwell

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

Hiking Areas to visit near Markwell include Tehidy.

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

Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are some of Markwell best towns to visit near Markwell.

Don't miss Kit Hill Country Park's hills if visiting the area around Markwell.

Cremyll, and Botallack are some of Markwell best villages to visit near Markwell.

The area around Markwell's best historic buildings can be found at Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Markwell boasts some of the best airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Markwell History

There are some historic monuments around Markwell:

• Wayside cross 50m north east of Carracawn Cross
• Stump Cross, 600m west of Sheviock Barton
• Henge 315m north west of Westcott
• D-Day landing craft maintenance site, 170m north of Saltash Pier
• Bullpoint gunpowder magazines and camber
• Whitesand Bay (or Tregonhawke) battery
• Battery and Royal Commission fortification called Grenville Battery
• Medieval chapel in the grounds of Shillingham Manor
• Medieval wayside cross at Crafthole
• Cawsand Fort
• Battery with Royal Commission fortifications called Redoubt No.5 at Maker Heights
• Cross at Triffle Farm
• Medieval wayside cross in St Ivo's churchyard, 0.3m south of the church
• Medieval wayside cross in St Ivo's churchyard, 10m ESE of the church
• Trehan Cross, at Trehan village
• Tregantle Fort
• Bohetherick lime kiln with adjacent quay and ancillary buildings, 140m south east of Cotehele Bridge
• Scraesdon Fort
• Round on Berry Down
• Round with annexe 530m north east of Lower Padreda
• Slight univallate hillfort called Cadson Bury
• Civil War fieldworks at Inswork Point
• Inswork Chapel
• Medieval chapel at Erth Barton
• Iron Age defended settlement at Padderbury Top
• Dupath holy well, 45m NNE of Dupath Farm
• Civil War battery at Wearde Quay
• Dovecot 520m north-east of Whitsand Bay Hotel
• Royal Commission Fortification: unfinished battery at Knatterbury
• Trematon Castle, a shell keep built on a motte and bailey castle
• Royal Commission fortifications at Forder Hill including two musketry lines and a road block
• Promontory fort, medieval chapel of St Michael's and Second World War radar station at Rame Head
• Two round barrows on Viverdon Down
• Two batteries and part of a third at Maker Heights called Redoubt No1, Redoubt No2 and Redoubt No3
• Westcott Cross, 480m south east of Westcott Lodge
• Round at Berry Farm
• Medieval churchyard cross in Quethiock churchyard