Portherras Cross
Portherras Cross is a Area in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Portherras Cross including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
Places near Portherras Cross feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Tehidy.
Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are some of Portherras Cross best country parks to visit near Portherras Cross.
Portherras Cross has some unmissable towns nearby like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
Kit Hill Country Park is one of Portherras Cross's best, nearby hills to visit in Portherras Cross.
There are a number of villages near Portherras Cross including Cremyll, and Botallack.
Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is a great place to visit close to Portherras Cross if you like historic buildings.
The area around Portherras Cross features a number of interesting airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Portherras Cross History
There are some historic monuments around Portherras Cross:
- Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
- Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
- Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
- Boskenna Cross
- Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
- Field system on Dry Carn
- Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
- Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
- Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
- Treen Common stone circle
- Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
- Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
- Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
- Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
- Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
- Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
- Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
- Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
- Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
- Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point
- Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
- Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Round 340m south east of Trevean
- Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
- Wayside cross in St Sennen's churchyard, 6m north of the church
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
- Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
- Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
- Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
- Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
- The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
- Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
- Standing stone 230m west of the Old Manor
- Medieval chapel called St Helen's Chapel with a dwelling and enclosure at Cape Cornwall
- Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
- Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
- Botrea barrows
- Kerris Cross
- Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
- Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
- Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
- Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
- Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
- Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
- Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
- Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
- Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
- Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
- Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Round called Lesingey Round
- Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
- Promontory Fort called Trereen Dinas
- Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
- Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- Long stone W of Boswens Common
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
- Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
- Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
- Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
- Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
- Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
- Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
- Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
- Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
- Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
- Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
- Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
- Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
- An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
- Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
- Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
- Round cairn on Carn Polpry
- Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
- Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
- Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
- Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Boleigh fogou
- Cross slab at parish church
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
- Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
- Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
- Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
- Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
- Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
- Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
- Croftoe British village
- Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
- Field system on Truthwall Common
- Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley
- Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- Trevescan Cross 340m SSW of Sennen Church
- Watermill near Bosigran Castle
- Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
- Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
- Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
- Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
- Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
- Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
- Cliff castle known as Maen Castle
- Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
- Wayside cross-head in St Sennen's churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Geevor Mine
- Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
- Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
- Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- St Buryan churchtown cross
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Medieval chapel called Chapel Jane
- Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
- The Ballowall Barrow incorporating entrance grave, cairn, ritual pits and cists 420m WSW of Bollowal Farm
- Higher Levant Mine
- Holy well called Madron Well
- Boskenna Gate Cross
- Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
- Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
- Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
- Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
- Round called Trewern Round
- Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
- Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
- Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
- Promontory fort called Kenidjack Castle
- Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
- Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
- Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
- Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
Places to see near Portherras Cross
Lakes near Portherras Cross
Rivers near Portherras Cross
- West Looe River
- Polperro River
- East Looe River
- Seaton
- Upper River Ruthern
- Amble
- Camel (De Lank to Stannon)
- Stannon Stream
- Lower River Camel
- St Lawrence Stream
- Issey Brook (Camel)
- Upper River Amble
- De Lank River
- Lower River Ruthern
- Demelza Stream (Ruthern)
- Polmorla Stream
- Upper River Camel
- Amble tributary (Camel)
- Allen
- Lanivet Stream
- Porth Stream
- Gannel (Upper)
- Menalhyl
- Gannel (Lower)
- Harlyn Water
- Benny Stream
- Porthcothan Stream
- Trebant Water
- Lerryn River
- Cardinham Water
- Warleggan River
- Fowey (Upper)
- Fowey (Warleggan to St Neot)
- Pont Pill
- St Neot River
- Lower River Fowey
- Crackington Stream
- Marsland Water
- Lower River Strat
- Lower River Neet
- Upper River Neet
- Jacob Stream
- Valency
- Upper River Strat
- Coombe Valley Stream
- Newlyn River
- Trevaylor Stream
- Penberth Stream
- Marazion River
- Lamorna Stream
- Roseworthy Stream
- Portreath Stream
- Red River (Upper)
- Bolingey Stream
- Red River (Lower)
- Hayle
- Angarrack Stream
- Holywell Stream
- Kestle Stream
- Upper River Allen (Fal)
- Kenwyn
- Kennal
- Zelah Brook
- Brighton Stream
- Hicks Mill Stream
- Gwindra Stream
- Tresillian River (Lower)
- Upper River Fal
- Calenick Stream
- Trevella Stream
- Tresillian River (Upper)
- Lower River Allen (Fal)
- Lower River Fal
- Upper Carnon River
- Lower River Carnon
- Bokiddick Stream
- Crinnis River
- St Austell River
- Caerhays Stream
- Par River (Upper)
- Par River (Lower)
- Tywardreath Stream
- Carminowe Creek
- Gunwalloe Stream
- Cury River
- Helford River
- Manaccan River
- Poltesco River
- Lestraines River
- Lower River Cober
- Porthleven Stream
- Upper River Cober
- Gweek River
- Upper River Inny
- Penpont Water
- Cotehele Stream
- Lowley Brook
- Lower River Inny
- Lower River Tamar
- Upper River Lynher
- Tiddy
- Withey Brook
- Lower River Lynher
- Tala Water
- Canworthy Water
- Carey
- Tamar (River Ottery to River Deer)
- Tamar (Small Brook to River Deer)
- Upper River Ottery
- Kensey
- Tamar (Small Brook to Lamberal Water)
- Small Brook (Tamar)
- Claw
- Tamar (River Ottery to River Lyd)
- Lower River Ottery
- Upper River Tamar
- Caudworthy Water
- Deer
- Lamberal Water
- Bolesbridge Water
- Derril Water
- Middle River Ottery
