Porth is a village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Porth

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

Don't miss Tehidy's hiking areas if visiting the area around Porth.

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.

Towns to visit near Porth include Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

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

There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Porth like Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a several good airports in the Porth area like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Porth History

There are some historic monuments around Porth:

• Three round cairns at The Warren on Pentire Point East
• Two round barrows 440m and 510m north west of High Cove Farm
• Redcliff Castle, later prehistoric cliff castle 550m south west of Bedruthan
• Doublestiles Cross, at the junction of Duchy Avenue and Henver Road
• Round barrow cemetery at Park Head
• Two bowl barrows 650m and 410m north west of Hendra Farm
• Multiple enclosure fort 320m north of Engelly
• St Piran's Oratory and associated early medieval cemetery
• Three bowl barrows, once part of a round barrow cemetery, at Barrowfields
• Standing cross 120m south west of Little Carnkief
• Bowl barrow 400m south of Higher Reen Farm
• Liveloe, later prehistoric cliff castle with hut circles on Griffin's Point, and prehistoric round barrow 600m south west of Bre-Pen Farm
• Wayside cross base in Colan churchyard
• Medieval wayside cross base, 140m south of Trevemper Farm
• Group of three bowl barrows 150m east of Rosehill Farm
• Bowl barrow 150m south of Treworthal Farm
• Promontory fort and two bowl barrows at Trevelgue Head
• Two later prehistoric cliff castles on Kelsey Head and west of Porth Joke, and two round barrows 610m west and 760m south west of Porth Joke
• Caer Dane
• Hut circle settlement and round called Trevisker Round at Trevisker School
• Round barrow cemetery 420m north east of Higher Ennis Farm
• Bowl barrow 570m south of Mitchell Farm
• Round 650m north east of Trelaske
• Five bowl barrows 480m and 510m north of Hendra Farm
• Round 340m north west of Tresawle Farm
• Lanherne Cross, standing cross in the grounds of the convent, Lanherne
• Mawgan Porth early medieval settlement and associated burial ground, 250m west of Lanerick
• Wayside cross in Colan churchyard
• Prehistoric long barrow and four round barrows 580m and 750m south west of Mitchell Farm
• Wayside cross 330m south west of Penpol House
• Multiple enclosure fort 320m north west of Shepherds Farm
• Warren's Barrow
• Bowl barrow 500m north west of Higher Ennis Farm
• Standing cross immediately west of St Mawgan Church
• Enclosure known as Treringey Round
• St Pedyr's Well, Treloy
• Wayside cross on Treloy Hill, 170m east of Tregenna Farm
• Trevalsa Cross 350m north west of Trerice
• Twelve Barrows: a linear barrow group 300m east of Higher Hendra
• St Piran's Round
• Bowl barrow 130m south east of Penglaze
• Three bowl barrows 670m and 775m north west of Homer Downs
• Round 420m south east of Melancoose
• Two bowl barrows 290m and 375m north of Higher Ennis Farm
• St Piran's Church remains, St Piran's Cross, and their surrounding enclosure
• A prehistoric round known as Caer Kief
• Wayside cross-base 300m north west of the Church of St Newlina
• Hillfort 450m north west of Cargoll Farm
• Two bowl barrows 190m east of Zacry's Islands
• Linear bowl barrow group on Ligger Point, 250m west of Penhale Mine
• Part of an early Christian Chapel enclosure at The Old Vicarage
• Holy well 380m north west of Trevornick
• Bowl barrow on Cubert Common 250m north of Chywarton
• Wayside cross in St Enoder churchyard
• Cross Putty, medieval wayside cross-base 70m south east of Bosworgey Cottage
• Medieval holy well north east of Holywell Beach, and two prehistoric round barrows 660m and 700m south west of Porth Joke