Polgigga
Polgigga is a Village in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Polgigga including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
The area around Polgigga's best hiking areas can be found at Tehidy.
There are a number of country parks near Polgigga including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Polgigga has some unmissable towns nearby like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
Don't miss Kit Hill Country Park's hills if visiting the area around Polgigga.
Polgigga's best nearby villages can be found at Cremyll, and Botallack.
Polgigga is near some unmissable historic buildings like Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park,
Don't miss Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport's airports if visiting the area around Polgigga.
Polgigga History
There are some historic monuments around Polgigga:
- Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel
- The Ballowall Barrow incorporating entrance grave, cairn, ritual pits and cists 420m WSW of Bollowal Farm
- Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
- Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
- Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Medieval chapel called St Helen's Chapel with a dwelling and enclosure at Cape Cornwall
- Porthgwarra Ullies
- Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
- Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
- Boleigh fogou
- Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
- Round called Trewern Round
- Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
- Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
- Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
- Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
- Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
- Holy well called Madron Well
- Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
- Cross slab at parish church
- Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
- Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
- Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
- Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
- Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
- A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
- Wayside cross-head in St Sennen's churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
- Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
- Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
- Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Wayside cross in St Sennen's churchyard, 6m north of the church
- Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
- Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
- Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
- Kerris Cross
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
- Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
- Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
- Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
- Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
- Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
- Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
- Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
- Field system on Truthwall Common
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Promontory fort called Kenidjack Castle
- Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- Cliff castle known as Maen Castle
- Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
- Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point
- Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
- Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
- Long stone W of Boswens Common
- Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley
- Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
- Trevescan Cross 340m SSW of Sennen Church
- Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
- Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
- Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
- Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
- Boskenna Gate Cross
- Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
- An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
- Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
- Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
- Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
- Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
- Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
- Field system on Dry Carn
- Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
- Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- Round cairn on Carn Polpry
- Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
- The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- Standing stone 230m west of the Old Manor
- Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
- Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
- Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
- Boskenna Cross
- Geevor Mine
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
- Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
- Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
- Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
- Botrea barrows
- Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
- St Buryan churchtown cross
- Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
- Higher Levant Mine
- Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
- Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
- Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
- Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
- Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
- Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
- Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
- Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
- Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
- Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
- Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
- Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
Places to see near Polgigga
Lakes near Polgigga
Rivers near Polgigga
- 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