Penpethy
Penpethy is a Village in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Penpethy including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
The area around Penpethy's best hiking areas can be found at Tehidy.
Penpethy's best nearby country parks can be found at Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are great places to visit near Penpethy if you like towns.
Hills to visit near Penpethy include Kit Hill Country Park.
There are a number of villages near Penpethy including Cremyll, and Botallack.
Places near Penpethy feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
There are a number of airports near Penpethy including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Penpethy History
There are some historic monuments around Penpethy:
- Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra
- Small multivallate hillfort called Tregeare Rounds
- Earlier prehistoric hillfort with incorporated and adjacent cairns, chamber and medieval chapel on the summit ridge of Rough Tor and Little Rough Tor
- Anderton Mill Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m north of the church
- Bowl barrow called Condolden Barrow
- Round 410m west of Kenningstockmill
- Prehistoric and medieval settlements with fields and enclosures together with Bronze Age cairns and medieval alluvial streamwork at Garrow Tor
- Polrode Cross in St Kew churchyard, 3m east of the church
- Round cairn 460m north of Showery Tor
- Five prehistoric round cairns and a ring cairn 920m NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Tor cairn on Showery Tor
- Round cairn 625m north-west of Showery Tor
- Neolithic long cairn north-east of Louden Hill
- Prehistoric house platform on south-east Roughtor, 985m NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Henge with stone circle called the Stripple Stones and adjacent bowl barrow 415m south east of Hawk's Tor
- Two small stone circles 530m ESE of King Arthur's Hall
- Prehistoric irregular field system with incorporated cairnfield and round cairn 1.08km north-west of Showery Tor
- Bowl barrow 60m west of Crowdy Reservoir dam
- Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate
- Trevenning Cross and post-medieval guide post, 700m south west of Trevenning village
- Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit
- Two bowl barrows 660m south west of Whitehill Cottage, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
- Kerbed cairn 500m east of Casehill
- Trevena Cross
- Prehistoric embanked platform cairn and linear boundary with superimposed medieval boundary and adjacent clearance cairn on Dinnever Hill
- Medieval tenement boundary between Louden Hill and King Arthur's Downs
- Holy well in Michaelstow churchyard
- Early medieval decorated and inscribed wayside cross shaft and base on Waterpit Down, 250m WSW of Hallwell Barton Bungalow
- Stone hut circle north of Dinnever Hill, 200m WNW of the Stannon Stone Circle
- Round cairn 567m north-west of Showery Tor
- Motte and bailey castle at Boscastle
- Large regular stone circle called the Trippet Stones
- Three prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 1km NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Part of an early-Christian cemetery 65m north west of Tintagel church
- Medieval churchyard cross in Michaelstow churchyard
- Job's Cross, medieval wayside cross 500m north east of Trewethern
- Prehistoric linear boundary, adjacent irregular aggregate field system and hut circles, incorporated cairns and medieval grave on north-west Roughtor
- Round called Castle Goff
- Prehistoric standing stone 695m north-west of Showery Tor
- Round barrow cemetery including Tich Barrow 730m north east of Trehane Pool
- Prehistoric round cairn 865m NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Wayside cross at Trevia Walls
- Stannon Stone Circle, prehistoric field system, hut circle settlement, cairns, cist, linear boundaries and medieval building north of Dinnever Hill
- Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, and religious and funerary remains on the middle and lower slopes west and south of Roughtor
- Hut circles 330yds (300m) SW of Henneward
- Rock art at Rocky Valley, 150m north of Trevillett Mill
- Three wayside crosses in St Julitta's churchyard
- Cross 410m north east of Tregrylls
- Wayside cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Five bowl barrows south of Newton Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
- Standing stone 415m south west of Moorgate called 'Long Stone'
- Wayside cross in Lesnewth churchyard
- Trequite Cross, at Trequite village
- Dovecote 35m south of the Vicarage, Tintagel
- Fernacre stone circle and two outlying stones
- Prehistoric to post-medieval funerary, ritual and settlement remains on and around Louden Hill
- Bowl barrow 490m SSW of Tregatherall Farm
- Hut circle 440yds (400m) SW of Candra
- The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown Farm
- Three bowl barrows 250m north east of Lowermoor
- Wayside cross 220m north west of Steppes Farm
- Ring cairn 295m north west of Candra
- Earthwork on Hill Down 500yds (450m) WSW of Tresparrett Posts
- Holy Well 100m north east of St David's church
- Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage
- King Arthur's Hall
- Prehistoric cairns and field boundary 450m south of the Louden Stone Circle
- Tregatheral Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Iron Age defended settlement 170m north west of Cargurra
- Three bowl barrows 130m east of Starapark Farm
- Roughtor holy well, 333m south-west of Showery Tor
- Chapel Amble Cross in St Kew churchyard, 30m north west of the church
- Holy well near St James' Chapel
- The Castle Goff Stone and Valley Truckle Cross in St Julitta's churchyard
- Four prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 938m NNW of Fernacre Farm
- The Trevia Cross, at Sportsmans
- Forrabury Cross, 40m SSW of Forrabury church
- Prehistoric round cairn with inner and outer kerbs and a central cist 485m WNW of Showery Tor
- The Middle Moor Cross, 230m north-east of Camperdown Farm
- Romano-British and early medieval settlement, medieval church, castle and associated features on Tintagel Island and adjoining mainland
- Churchyard cross in the cemetery at St Teath, 60m north west of the church
- Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system 940m north east of Newton
- Two stone hut circles 130m south east of Highsteps
- Two hut circles 400m WSW of Furhouse
- Round cairn 180m north of Trevarthian
- Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor
- Round 800m south east of Pengold Farm
- Large regular stone circle 560m north east of Leaze
- Round 275m SSE of Little Delinuth
- Round cairn 312m north-west of Showery Tor
- Two adjoining prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 960m NNW of Fernacre Farm
- Prehistoric stone setting 62m north-west of the Stannon Stone Circle
- Medieval tenement boundary with adjacent medieval field north of Dinnever Hill
- Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor
- Round cairn with central cist capstone and inner kerb 935m north-east of Camperdown Farm
- Platform cairn on Dinnever Hill, 510m north of Camperdown Farm
- Kerbed cairn on Alex Tor
- Three platform cairns 320m south-east of Moorgate
- Bowl barrow 200m west of Tresplatt Farm
- Bowl barrow 420m south east of Higher Parkwalls
- An early Christian memorial stone 380m south east of Worthyvale Manor
- Trevalga Cross in Trevalga churchyard
- Motte castle known as Bossiney Castle
- Prehistoric ring cairn 810m NNE of Fernacre Farm
- Medieval wayside cross at Fenterleigh crossroads, 750m south-east of Bossiney
- Slight univallate hillfort with outworks containing a medieval chapel and beacon at Helsbury Castle
- Round cairn 417m north-west of Showery Tor
- Wayside cross in the grounds of Higher Lank Farm 10m south of the farm house
- Medieval churchyard cross 20m south of the Church of St Bruerdus, Churchtown
- Three bowl barrows, 60m and 250m south and 500m south west of Nettings Park
- Hut circles near New Hall
- Bowl barrow 110m north of Whitehill Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
Places to see near Penpethy
Lakes near Penpethy
Rivers near Penpethy
- 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
