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.

There are a number of hiking areas near to Pencoys including Tehidy.

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

There are a several good towns in the Pencoys area like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Pencoys is near some unmissable hills like Kit Hill Country Park,

Don't miss Cremyll, and Botallack's villages if visiting the area around Pencoys.

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is one of Pencoys's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Pencoys.

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

Pencoys History

There are some historic monuments around Pencoys:

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