Porthcollum is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Porthcollum

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

There are a number of hiking areas near to Porthcollum including 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 Porthcollum.

There are a several good towns in the Porthcollum area like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Hills to visit near Porthcollum include Kit Hill Country Park.

Cremyll, and Botallack are some of Porthcollum best villages to visit near Porthcollum.

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is one of Porthcollum's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Porthcollum.

The area around Porthcollum features a number of interesting airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Porthcollum History

There are some historic monuments around Porthcollum:

• Churchyard cross in St Ia's churchyard
• Medieval wayside cross at Whitecross, near Crowlas
• Circular enclosure 385m NE of Higher Trenowin
• Two wayside crosses in St Hilary's churchyard
• Round 680m east of Gwealavellan Farm
• Wayside cross-head in Phillack churchyard, south west of the church
• Standing stone 140m north west of Beersheba Farm
• Wheal Prosper pumping engine house 210m south of Eastcliff Farm
• Dovecote called the 'Culver House', 330m SSW of Lower Bussow Farm
• Neolithic hilltop enclosure and Iron Age defended settlement known as Trencrom Castle
• Round 450yds (405m) NW of Lower Chellew Farm
• Trevarnon Round
• Part of a cliff castle called Crane Castle
• Side and King's Garden at Godolphin House
• Small multivallate hillfort, early Christian memorial stone and C19 landscaped paths at Carnsew
• Brunnion Cross, at Brunnion Carn
• Wayside cross 40m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Wayside cross in Lelant Lane, 670m north west of St Uny's Church
• Godrevy Headland - complex of prehistoric sites
• Four crosses on St Michael's Mount
• Linear earthworks, probably 17th century, W of Godrevy
• An early Christian memorial stone and a wayside cross in Phillack churchyard, south east of the church
• Churchyard cross 25m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Medieval chapel called St Govian's Chapel, 200m south east of Gwithian Bridge
• Wayside cross called Crowlas Cross, 230m north east of Lower Tregender
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 8m east of the church
• Roseworthy Arsenic Works, 700m west of Cornhill Farm
• Churchyard cross and wayside cross in St Erth's churchyard
• Churchyard cross in Phillack churchyard, south of the church
• Pengersick Castle and associated building platform
• Round at Castle Kayle Farm
• Wayside cross 70m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Polmenor Cross in Gwinear churchyard, 12m north of the church
• Late C18-C19 mill complex, ropeworks and associated water management system immediately east of Millpond Avenue, Foundry
• Wheal Trewavas copper mine 310m south of Trewavas
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 6m south of the church
• National Explosives
• Wayside cross 65m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Hut circles, Higher Bussow
• Multi-period prehistoric settlement sites and associated field systems at Godrevy Towans
• Round 275m WNW of Nanterrow Farm
• Cross at Treassowe
• Tregurtha Downs mine complex
• Penbeagle Cross
• Multi-period archaeological landscape on Tregonning Hill
• Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church
• Trevena Cross
• Animal pound 160m ESE of Gwithian church
• Enclosures E of Gurlyn
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 10m south east of the church
• Wayside cross in Gwinear churchyard, 5m north of the church
• St Erth Churchtown cross
• Churchyard cross in Gwithian churchyard
• Wayside cross 2m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Round with medieval re-use as a manor house at Crane Godrevy, 650m south east of Godrevy Farm
• Early Christian memorial stone and cross slab in St Hilary's churchyard
• Round cairn 225m NNW of Tregonning Hill House
• Sea Lane Cross, Lelant
• Rectangular camp SW of Trevarnon Round
• Wayside cross called The Mexico Cross, 250m north east of Riviere Farm, Phillack