Pencoys is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Pencoys

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

Don't miss Tehidy's hiking areas if visiting the area around Pencoys.

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are some of Pencoys best country parks to visit near Pencoys.

Don't miss Callington, Polperro, and St Ives's towns if visiting the area around Pencoys.

Kit Hill Country Park is one of Pencoys's best, nearby hills to visit in Pencoys.

Pencoys's best nearby villages can be found at Cremyll, and Botallack.

There are a number of historic buildings near to Pencoys including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

Pencoys History

There are some historic monuments around Pencoys:

• Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm
• The Three Burrows
• Wheal Busy
• The Four Burrows
• Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
• Round in North Cliff Plantation 800yds (730m) NW of Tehidy Hospital
• Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
• The Tolgus arsenic works 80m south east of East Tolgus House
• Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church
• Wayside cross at the junction between Cross Street and Church Street, Helston
• Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance
• Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard
• Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Cornubia Farm
• Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm
• Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm
• Later prehistoric to Roman round and enclosures with medieval field system 260m west of Coosewartha Farm
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• Churchyard cross in St Illogan churchyard
• Wayside cross 95m ESE of Trevales House
• Round 205m south of Goongillings
• Trevena Cross
• Round, medieval chapel, burial ground and standing cross 60m south east of Merthyr Uny House
• Round 220m south east of The Level House
• Part of the mining complex at South Condurrow and Wheal Grenville Mines, 410m south west of Newton Moor Farm
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
• Wayside cross at Trenethick Barton
• Gunpowder works at Kennall Vale
• Wayside cross in Camborne churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Gunpowder storage complex at Kennall Vale
• Wayside Cross at Camborne Park Recreation Ground
• Small stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' 60m east of Carthew House
• Bell barrow 520m west of Pendown
• Kerbed cairn called Hangman's Barrow
• Cross 140yds (130m) E of Pendarves Farm
• Iron Age defended settlement 550m east of Feadon Farm
• Three bowl barrows 245m north west of Gregwartha Cottage
• Wayside cross 290m west of Trevales Farm
• Bowl barrow 230m east of Trewirgie Farm
• Roman milestone at Mynheer Farm
• East Pool Mine
• Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan
• Round 280m south west of Trebowland
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Peevor
• Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn
• Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 500m north and 510m north east of Two Burrows Farm
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Wayside cross on Whitcross Hill, immediately north of Seaview Terrace
• Two wayside crosses 200m south of Scorrier House
• Holy well at Trelill, 190m ENE of Trelill House
• Neolithic hilltop enclosure with later settlement and defensive structures, a prehistoric field system, a medieval castle and deer park and mineral workings on Carn Brea
• Minor Romano British villa 100m south east of Magor Farm
• A holed stone known as 'The Tolvan Stone' at Tolvan Cross
• Bowl barrow 125m south of St Peter's Church at Three Burrows
• Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm
• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• Wayside cross and cross-base in Camborne churchyard, 10m south west of the church
• Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church
• Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House
• Round 520m north west of Trevissick Farm
• Wayside cross in Gwennap churchyard
• Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street
• Betty Adit tailings works, 170m south west of Harley Farm
• Bowl barrow in Mingoose Plantation
• The remains of the Chapel of St Ia and adjacent cell
• Bowl barrow 325m south of Hurlingbarrow
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm
• Three wayside crosses 235m south east of Bosvathick
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm
• Bowl barrow at Tolvan Cross
• Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance
• Part of a cliff castle called Crane Castle
• Coastguard look-out tower and landmark 240m north of Portreath Harbour
• Wayside cross at Nanjarrow
• Wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard
• Romano-British defended settlement 340m ESE of Grambla
• Bowl barrow immediately north west of Mingoose Plantation
• Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor
• Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen