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.

The area around Pencoys's best hiking areas can be found at Tehidy.

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

Pencoys's best nearby towns can be found at Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

There are a number of villages near Pencoys including Cremyll, and Botallack.

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is a great place to visit close to Pencoys if you like historic buildings.

Airports to visit near Pencoys include Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Pencoys History

There are some historic monuments around Pencoys:

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