Porth Nanven is a Area in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Porth Nanven

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

Hiking Areas to visit near Porth Nanven include Tehidy.

Don't miss Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Porth Nanven.

The area around Porth Nanven boasts some of the best towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

There are a several good hills in the area around Porth Nanven like Kit Hill Country Park.

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

Don't miss Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's historic buildings if visiting the area around Porth Nanven.

Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are some of Porth Nanven best airports to visit near Porth Nanven.

Porth Nanven History

There are some historic monuments around Porth Nanven:

• Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
• Wayside cross in St Sennen's churchyard, 6m north of the church
• Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
• Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
• An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
• Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
• Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
• Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
• Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
• Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
• Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
• An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
• Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
• Trevescan Cross 340m SSW of Sennen Church
• Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
• Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
• Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
• Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
• Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Round cairn on Carn Polpry
• Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
• Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
• Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
• Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
• Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Field system on Truthwall Common
• Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
• Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
• Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
• Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
• Geevor Mine
• Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
• Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
• Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
• Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
• Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
• Porthgwarra Ullies
• Field system on Dry Carn
• Long stone W of Boswens Common
• Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
• Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
• Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
• Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
• Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
• Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
• Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
• Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
• Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
• Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
• Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
• Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
• Higher Levant Mine
• Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
• Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
• Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
• Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
• Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
• Medieval chapel called St Helen's Chapel with a dwelling and enclosure at Cape Cornwall
• Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
• Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
• Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
• Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
• Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
• Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
• Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
• Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
• Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
• Cliff castle known as Maen Castle
• Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
• Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
• Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
• Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
• Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
• Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
• Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
• A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
• Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
• Cross slab at parish church
• Botrea barrows
• Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
• The Ballowall Barrow incorporating entrance grave, cairn, ritual pits and cists 420m WSW of Bollowal Farm
• Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
• Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
• Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
• Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
• Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
• Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
• Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
• Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
• Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
• Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
• Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
• Boskenna Gate Cross
• Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
• Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
• Wayside cross-head in St Sennen's churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
• Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
• Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point
• Round 340m south east of Trevean
• The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
• Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
• Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley
• Promontory fort called Kenidjack Castle
• Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
• Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
• Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
• St Buryan churchtown cross
• Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
• Watermill near Bosigran Castle
• Croftoe British village
• Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
• Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel
• Standing stone 230m west of the Old Manor
• Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
• Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
• Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
• Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
• Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm