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.
Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are some of Polgigga best country parks to visit near Polgigga.
Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are great places to visit near Polgigga if you like towns.
Hills to visit near Polgigga include Kit Hill Country Park.
Villages to visit near Polgigga include Cremyll, and Botallack.
Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is a great place to visit close to Polgigga if you like historic buildings.
There are a number of airports near Polgigga including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Polgigga History
There are some historic monuments around Polgigga:
- St Buryan churchtown cross
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
- An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
- Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
- A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
- Boskenna Cross
- Boskenna Gate Cross
- Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
- Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
- Cliff castle known as Maen Castle
- Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
- Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
- An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
- Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
- Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
- Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
- Wayside cross in St Sennen's churchyard, 6m north of the church
- Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
- Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
- Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
- Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
- Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
- Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
- Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
- Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
- Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
- Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
- Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
- Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
- Wayside cross-head in St Sennen's churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
- Long stone W of Boswens Common
- Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
- Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley
- Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
- Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
- Trevescan Cross 340m SSW of Sennen Church
- Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
- Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
- Round cairn on Carn Polpry
- Round called Trewern Round
- Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
- Field system on Dry Carn
- Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
- Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point
- Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
- Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
- Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Cross slab at parish church
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
- Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
- Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
- Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
- Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
- Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
- Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
- Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel
- Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
- Boleigh fogou
- Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
- The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- Geevor Mine
- Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
- The Ballowall Barrow incorporating entrance grave, cairn, ritual pits and cists 420m WSW of Bollowal Farm
- Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
- Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
- Field system on Truthwall Common
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- Kerris Cross
- Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
- Botrea barrows
- Higher Levant Mine
- Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
- Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
- Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
- Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
- Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
- Porthgwarra Ullies
- Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
- Holy well called Madron Well
- Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Medieval chapel called St Helen's Chapel with a dwelling and enclosure at Cape Cornwall
- Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
- Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
- Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
- Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
- Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
- Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
- Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
- Standing stone 230m west of the Old Manor
- Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
- Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
- Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
- Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
- Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
- Promontory fort called Kenidjack Castle
- Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
- Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
- Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
- Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
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
