Poniou is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Poniou in Cornwall is located 8.2 km NW from Penzance.

Retail in Poniou

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

Tehidy is one of Poniou's best, nearby hiking areas to visit in Poniou.

There are a number of country parks near Poniou including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Poniou has some unmissable towns nearby like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Places near Poniou feature a number of interesting hills including Kit Hill Country Park.

Don't miss Cremyll, and Botallack's villages if visiting the area around Poniou.

Poniou is near some unmissable historic buildings like Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park,

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

Poniou History

There are some historic monuments around Poniou:

• Cross slab at parish church
• Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
• Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
• Two cist graves 500yds (460m) NE of Tregerthen Cottage
• Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
• Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
• Geevor Mine
• Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
• Hut circle settlement at Sperris Croft 500yds (460m) SE of Tregerthen Cottage
• Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
• Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
• Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
• Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
• An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard
• Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
• Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
• Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
• Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
• Round called Lescudjack Castle
• Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
• Wayside cross immediately south of St Towennicus' Church
• Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
• Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Holy well called Madron Well
• Cross at Treassowe
• Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
• Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
• A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
• Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
• Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
• Field system on Dry Carn
• Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
• Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
• Round 450yds (405m) NW of Lower Chellew Farm
• Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
• Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
• Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
• Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
• Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
• Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
• Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
• Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
• Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 10m south east of the church
• Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
• Croftoe British village
• Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
• Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
• Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 6m south of the church
• Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
• Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
• Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
• Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
• Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
• Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
• Long stone W of Boswens Common
• Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
• Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
• Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
• Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
• Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
• Round 340m south east of Trevean
• Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
• Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
• Dovecote called the 'Culver House', 330m SSW of Lower Bussow Farm
• Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
• Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
• Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
• Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
• Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
• Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
• Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
• Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
• Promontory Fort called Trereen Dinas
• Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
• Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 8m east of the church
• Botrea barrows
• Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
• Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
• Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
• Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
• Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
• Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
• Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
• Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
• Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
• Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
• Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
• Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
• An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
• Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
• Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
• Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
• Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
• Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
• Field system on Truthwall Common
• Treen Common stone circle
• Medieval chapel called Chapel Jane
• Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
• Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
• Two kerbed cairns on Trendrine Hill
• Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
• Market cross
• Kerris Cross
• Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
• Hut circles, Higher Bussow
• Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
• Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
• Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
• Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
• Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
• Round called Lesingey Round
• Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
• Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
• Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
• Circular enclosure 385m NE of Higher Trenowin
• Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
• Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Bowl barrow 260m SSE of Zennor Quoit
• Round called Trewern Round
• Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
• Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
• Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
• Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
• Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
• Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
• Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
• Rectangular enclosures 700yds (640m) E of Tregerthen
• Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
• Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
• Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
• Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
• Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
• Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
• Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
• Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
• Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
• Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
• Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
• Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
• Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
• Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit
• Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
• Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
• Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
• Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
• The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
• Penbeagle Cross
• Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey
• Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
• Brunnion Cross, at Brunnion Carn
• Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
• Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
• Medieval wayside cross at Paul
• Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
• Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
• Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
• Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
• Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
• A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
• Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
• Watermill near Bosigran Castle
• Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
• A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
• Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
• Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
• Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm