Penwater is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Penwater

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

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

The area around Penwater features a number of interesting country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Penwater features a number of interesting towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Don't miss Kit Hill Country Park's hills if visiting the area around Penwater.

Cremyll, and Botallack are some of Penwater best villages to visit near Penwater.

There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Penwater like Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a several good airports in the Penwater area like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Penwater History

There are some historic monuments around Penwater:

• Prehistoric settlements and field system with adjacent medieval settlement, field systems, boundaries and tin streamworks on the Brown Gelly Downs
• Two early Christian memorial stones 195m north of Welltown
• Trewane Cross in St Neot churchyard
• Platform cairn 690m south-east of Carkeet Farm
• Tawna Downs round barrows
• Prehistoric round cairn 435m north of Furswain Farm
• Carminow Cross, south east of Bodmin
• Three stone hut circles with adjacent prehistoric field wall 660m north-west of Higher Langdon Farm
• Crewel Cross, at No Man's Land
• Bake Rings later prehistoric-Roman round with attached enclosure and outwork
• Medieval transhumance hut on Draynes Common, 500m south-west of Westerlake Farm
• Multi-span bridge known as Respryn Bridge
• Two wayside crosses in the grounds of Trewardale 34m WSW of the house
• Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 625m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
• Blacktor Downs irregular aggregate field system and clearance cairn
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field boundaries, enclosure and cairn on Blacktor Downs
• Animal pound called Crowpound
• St Protus's Cross, 330m east of Blisland church
• Round cairn 1.1km north-west of Siblyback Farm
• Churchyard cross in Cardinham churchyard, 5m south of the church
• Early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross in Cardinham churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Churchyard cross and three wayside crosses in St Neot churchyard
• Deserted medieval settlement and part of its associated field system on Redhill Downs
• Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 825m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
• Bowl barrow 430m south west of Fairy Cross Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Banked cairn on Browngelly Downs, 880m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
• Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard
• Three bowl barrows 215m south east of Beech Lawn, which form part of a larger round barrow cemetery
• Platform cairn 460m SW of Colquite Farm
• Round cairn 1.062km south-west of Higher Langdon Farm
• Stone hut circle 525m WSW of Colquite Farm
• Three adjacent stone hut circles 610m north-west of Higher Langdon Farm
• Two bowl barrows 535m ENE of Fairy Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows 570m north east of Trewindle
• Embanked platform cairn with central mound on Browngelly Downs, 680m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
• Motte and bailey castle called Cardinham Castle
• Chapel at Hall
• Platform cairn with outer bank 825m NNW of Higher Draynes Farm
• Bowl barrow 230m south west of Middle Taphouse Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Hut circle group and enclosure NE of Carwen
• Wayside cross at Polmenna, 730m north east of Ley Green Farm
• Churchyard cross in Lanhydrock churchyard
• Lantern cross and grave slab immediately south of St Bartholomew's Church
• Lerryn Bridge
• Round cairn on Draynes Common, 950m south-west of Lamelgate Farm
• Wayside cross 120m north west of Callywith
• Hobbs Hill tin mine, openwork and lodeback tinwork 530m east and 160m north east of Chyseger Farm
• Ornamented cross shaft at Glynn
• Prehistoric regular aggregate field system with incorporated enclosure and stone hut circles 550m NNW of Lamelgate Farm
• Small multivallate hillfort on Bury Down, 530m north-east of South Park
• Three bowl barrows 160m west of Little Hendra
• Wayside cross known as Peverell's Cross
• Bowl barrow 150m SSE of Cartole
• Temple Old Bridge with adjacent ford and causeway
• Stone hut circle 565m north-west of Higher Langdon Farm
• Barrow group on Greenbarrow Downs
• Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 940m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
• Churchyard cross immediately north east of the Parish Church
• Two platform cairns centred 485m SW of Colquite Farm
• Medieval wayside cross at Wenmouth Cross, 320m north of Wenmouth
• Treslea Downs Cross 300m west of Mount
• Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge
• Bury Castle
• Round barrow cemetery 250m south of Wilton Farm
• Four bowl barrows on Bofarnel Downs forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Wayside cross in St Nectan's chapel yard
• Cross in grounds of Trenython
• Medieval wayside cross at Blisland
• Cairn 485m WSW of Colquite Farm
• Roman fortlet 440m south west of Restormel Farm
• Stone hut circle settlement with incorporating prehistoric irregular aggregate field system 600m SSE of Carkeet Farm
• Round cairn 1.17km south-west of Higher Langdon Farm
• Bowl barrow 145m north west of Bodmin Lodge forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Trezance Holy Well and chapel enclosure
• Hut circle 160yds (150m) N of West Northwood Farm
• Bosent Cross, 325m ENE of South Bosent Farm
• Slight univallate hillfort with outworks called Hall Rings
• Three bowl barrows 590m south west of Bedwindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Cross near Deviock Cottage
• Restormel Castle: motte, bailey and shell keep
• Banked cairn 950m west of Siblyback Farm
• Prehistoric round cairn 425m north of Furswain Farm
• Stone hut circle with incorporating prehistoric regular aggregate field system 810m SSE of Carkeet Farm
• Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 30m east of the church
• Platform cairn 450m WSW of Colquite Farm
• Hut circle village 330yds (300m) W of West Northwood Farm
• Small multivallate hillfort called Castle Dore
• Wayside cross 135m north west of The Cockpit in Boconnoc Park
• Two bowl barrows 70m north west and 50m south east of Tor View at Middle Taphouse
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort with outwork and outlying stone hut circle known as Berry Castle
• Prehistoric platform cairn 365m north of Furswain Farm
• Bowl barrow called 'Mabel Barrow', 400m south-west of Higher Polgassic
• Large multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle Canyke', 375m SSW of Castle Canyke Farmhouse
• Linear boundary called the Giant's Hedge
• Part of a medieval boundary dyke 220m east of Golitha House
• Two round cairns, three enclosed and two open stone hut circle settlements, a rectangular enclosure and a medieval longhouse to the south of Carburrow Tor
• Treslea Cross, 750m ENE of Cardinham Church
• Bowl barrow 780m east of Penventon
• Five bowl barrows 550m north of Trewindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Tredinnick Cross, 450m east of Great Tredinnick
• St Bellarmin's Chapel
• Largin Castle
• Prehistoric field systems, enclosure, hut circles and rounds, with adjacent medieval settlement, longhouse and field system on Higher Langdon Farm
• Wayside cross called Killboy Cross
• Bowl barrow known as Council Barrow
• Platform cairn with central mound 720m south-east of Carkeet Farm
• Four bowl barrows north of Greymare Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• The Tristan Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross, 75m north of Polscoe
• Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Stone hut circle 520m SSE of Carkeet Farm
• Wayside cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard
• Platform cairn on Goonzion Downs