Penrest is a Area in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Penrest

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

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

There are a several good country parks in the Penrest area like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

There are a several good hills in the area around Penrest like Kit Hill Country Park.

The area around Penrest boasts some of the best villages including Cremyll, and Botallack.

Historic Buildings to visit near Penrest include Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

Penrest History

There are some historic monuments around Penrest:

• Co-axial field system, hut circle settlements, cairnfield and land boundaries on Carne Down
• Three platform cairns 320m south-east of Moorgate
• Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor
• Prehistoric ring cairn 810m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit
• Tor cairn on Showery Tor
• Neolithic long cairn north-east of Louden Hill
• Settlement W of Cargelly
• Prehistoric house platform on south-east Roughtor, 985m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Round barrow cemetery including Tich Barrow 730m north east of Trehane Pool
• Wayside cross in Tresmeer churchyard
• Four prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 938m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Wayside cross 120m north of Basill
• Prehistoric round cairn 865m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Prehistoric coaxial and regular field systems, incorporated hut circles and adjacent deserted medieval settlement, droveway and long house on Tregune Farm
• Five bowl barrows south of Newton Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 595m north west of Belah Park Farm
• Wayside cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Slight univallate hillfort called Hilton Wood Castle
• Wayside cross 660m north of Basil Farm
• Penhallam medieval moated manor house, 360m south west of Ashbury Camp
• Prehistoric irregular field system with incorporated cairnfield and round cairn 1.08km north-west of Showery Tor
• Round cairn 417m north-west of Showery Tor
• Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor
• Wayside cross 620m south west of Basil Farm
• Bowl barrow 490m SSW of Tregatherall Farm
• Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate
• Motte castle 80m north west of the church at Week St Mary
• Platform cairn on Dinnever Hill, 510m north of Camperdown Farm
• The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown Farm
• Multi-span bridge called Trerithick Bridge
• Medieval wayside cross 320m south west of Higher Trevivian
• Ring cairn and two kerbed cairns on Bray Down
• Anderton Mill Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m north of the church
• Promontory fort N of village
• Roughtor holy well, 333m south-west of Showery Tor
• Round cairn with central cist capstone and inner kerb 935m north-east of Camperdown Farm
• Bowl barrow 110m north of Whitehill Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Platform cairn with rim bank and central cairn, and a secondary cairn, on the summit of Carne Down
• Round (or petal) cairn on the summit of Leskernick Hill
• Stannon Stone Circle, prehistoric field system, hut circle settlement, cairns, cist, linear boundaries and medieval building north of Dinnever Hill
• Earthwork on Hill Down 500yds (450m) WSW of Tresparrett Posts
• Prehistoric standing stone 500m NNE of Spettigue Farm
• Round cairn 625m north-west of Showery Tor
• Two stone hut circles 130m south east of Highsteps
• Round cairn 460m north of Showery Tor
• Two bowl barrows 380m north of Beckaveans, one of which is called 'The Beacon'
• Later Prehistoric to Roman round 500m NE of West Carne Farm
• Five prehistoric round cairns and a ring cairn 920m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Two Bronze Age settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone on the south and western slopes of Leskernick Hill
• Two hut circles 400m WSW of Furhouse
• Two adjoining prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 960m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Leskernick north stone circle
• Three bowl barrows, 60m and 250m south and 500m south west of Nettings Park
• Two bowl barrows 625m south of Greystone Farm
• Wayside cross 110m SSW of Youlstone
• Bowl barrow 420m south east of Higher Parkwalls
• Tregatheral Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Round cairn 312m north-west of Showery Tor
• Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system 940m north east of Newton
• Deserted medieval settlement 1125m WNW of Canaglaze
• Bowl barrow 60m west of Crowdy Reservoir dam
• Iron Age defended settlement 425m west of Trebray
• Bowl barrow 250m north west of Newpark
• Hut circles 330yds (300m) SW of Henneward
• Ashbury Camp later prehistoric multivallate hillfort
• Fernacre stone circle and two outlying stones
• Leskernick stone alignment
• Part of a bowl barrow called Headon Barrow
• Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, and religious and funerary remains on the middle and lower slopes west and south of Roughtor
• Prehistoric and later enclosure containing a stone hut circle 1.2km NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Animal pound 90m ENE of Pound Cot
• Round 260m south west of Trengayor
• Round barrow cemetery 610m north east of Creddacott Farm
• Round 310m south of Mill Farm
• Cross 410m north east of Tregrylls
• Large multivallate hillfort called Warbstow Bury and a pillow mound known as the Giant's Grave
• Round called Froxton Wood Castle
• Medieval longhouse settlement (known locally as Lamlavery), and an associated field system
• Three bowl barrows 250m north east of Lowermoor
• Prehistoric to post-medieval funerary, ritual and settlement remains on and around Louden Hill
• Three bowl barrows 130m east of Starapark Farm
• Cross 470m north of Lambrenny
• Bowl barrow 700m east of Tregray Farm
• Bowl barrow 660m north east of Tresoke
• Medieval wayside cross on Laneast Downs, 270m SSW of High Hall Farm
• Leskernick south stone circle
• Round barrow cemetery on Wilsey Down
• Six cairns on Buttern Hill
• Stone hut circle north of Dinnever Hill, 200m WNW of the Stannon Stone Circle
• Medieval wayside cross head 75m east of Newpark
• A round on Tregearedown Beacon, 295m north east of the Nook
• Round cairn 567m north-west of Showery Tor
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort with incorporated and adjacent cairns, chamber and medieval chapel on the summit ridge of Rough Tor and Little Rough Tor
• Medieval long-house with adjacent enclosure 1.44km NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Prehistoric round cairn with inner and outer kerbs and a central cist 485m WNW of Showery Tor
• Standing stone 415m south west of Moorgate called 'Long Stone'
• Prehistoric standing stone 695m north-west of Showery Tor
• Vincent Mine Cross
• Barrow 90m E of Trelay Farm
• Wayside cross 315m north of The Old Rectory, Altarnun
• Prehistoric linear boundary, adjacent irregular aggregate field system and hut circles, incorporated cairns and medieval grave on north-west Roughtor
• Bowl barrow 410m east of Wainhouse Corner
• Stone hut circle 525m SW of West Carne Farm
• Bowl barrow 120m south west of Horizon View
• Round 800m south east of Pengold Farm
• Iron Age defended settlement 170m north west of Cargurra
• Three bowl barrows 600m south east of Small Hill Barton
• Three prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 1km NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Medieval wayside cross in Altarnun churchyard
• Two bowl barrows 660m south west of Whitehill Cottage, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Holy Well 100m north east of St David's church
• Three barrows 550m ENE of Cansford
• Prehistoric stone setting 62m north-west of the Stannon Stone Circle
• Medieval tenement boundary with adjacent medieval field north of Dinnever Hill
• Rectangular enclosures 520m west of Rosecare Villa Farm
• Bowl barrow 200m west of Tresplatt Farm
• Wayside cross 290m north west of Basill
• Wayside cross in Lesnewth churchyard
• Medieval churchyard cross in Laneast churchyard
• St Clether's Chapel and Holy Well
• Holy well at Laneast