Polgooth is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Polgooth postcode: PL26 7BT

Retail in Polgooth

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

Tehidy is a great place to visit close to Polgooth if you like hiking areas.

Country Parks to visit near Polgooth include Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Polgooth's best nearby towns can be found at Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Kit Hill Country Park is a great place to visit close to Polgooth if you like hills.

There are a several good villages in the Polgooth area like Cremyll, and Botallack.

The area close to Polgooth boasts some of the best historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Polgooth boasts some of the best airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Polgooth History

There are some historic monuments around Polgooth:

• Resugga Castle later prehistoric univallate hillfort
• Part of the china clay works known as Wheal Martyn
• Golden Camp hillfort
• Medieval chapel of St Michael's on Roche Rock
• Standing cross in St Dennis churchyard
• Medieval cross base at St Ewe
• Promontory fort at Black Head
• Wayside cross in Luxulyan churchyard
• Fair Cross, 420m WNW of Tregidgeo Farm
• Standing stone called the 'Long Stone' in the grounds of Penrice School
• Three round barrows 320m south west of Trelagossick
• Platform cairn 180m northwest of Hensbarrow Farm
• Menacuddle Well
• The Biscovey Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft 1m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Part of a mining complex at South Polgooth Mine
• St Cyor's well house
• Wayside cross, 6m south of St Mary's Church, Par
• Wayside cross and cross base in St Stephen's churchyard, 6m south of the church
• Castlezens multiple enclosure fort
• Chapel Well, Towan
• Round cairn with beacon called Hensbarrow
• Medieval wayside cross at Lockengate
• Tregargus stone grinding mill No 2
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort and round cairn at St Stephen's Beacon
• Round 310m east of Carloggas Moor Farm
• Round called Castle Gotha
• Small multivallate hillfort 230m south-east of Great Prideaux
• Longstone on Longstone Downs
• Later prehistoric cliff castle, two prehistoric round barrows, medieval field system, and associated remains on Dodman Point
• Wayside cross at Beacon Cross, 265m east of Lanuah
• Combined viaduct and aqueduct called Treffry Viaduct
• Churchyard cross shaft and base in St Stephen's churchyard, 3m south of the church
• Wayside cross 35m south of Heligan House
• Holy well of St Cuby, 25m south west of Brookfield
• Three bowl barrows between 120m and 820m south of Brynn Barton Cottage
• Holy well NW of Roche Station
• Nancor Cross, 400m north west of Nancor
• Churchyard cross in Roche churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Standing stone 135m north west of Menear Farm
• Market Cross and cross base immediately south west of St Nun's Church
• Medieval wayside cross base on Creed Hill, 400m south of Grampound
• Medieval wayside cross base 550m WNW of Lanhadron Farm
• Defensive enclosure at Castle Hill
• Sticker Camp later Prehistoric-Roman round
• Bowl barrow 875m SSE of Bodrugan Barton
• Wayside cross in Holy Trinity Church churchyard