Porthgwarra is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Porthgwarra postcode: TR19 6JR

Retail in Porthgwarra

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

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

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are some of Porthgwarra best country parks to visit near Porthgwarra.

Porthgwarra's best nearby towns can be found at Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

The area close to Porthgwarra boasts some of the best hills including Kit Hill Country Park.

Villages to visit near Porthgwarra include Cremyll, and Botallack.

The area around Porthgwarra's best historic buildings can be found at Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a number of airports near Porthgwarra including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Porthgwarra History

There are some historic monuments around Porthgwarra:

• Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
• Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
• Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
• Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
• Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
• Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
• Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
• An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
• Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
• Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
• Kerris Cross
• Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
• Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point
• Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
• Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
• Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
• Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
• Standing stone 230m west of the Old Manor
• Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
• Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
• Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
• Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
• Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
• Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
• Medieval chapel called St Helen's Chapel with a dwelling and enclosure at Cape Cornwall
• Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
• Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
• Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
• Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
• Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
• Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
• Boskenna Gate Cross
• Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
• The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
• Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel
• Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
• Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
• Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
• Trevescan Cross 340m SSW of Sennen Church
• Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
• Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
• Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
• An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
• Botrea barrows
• Boskenna Cross
• Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
• Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
• Round called Trewern Round
• The Ballowall Barrow incorporating entrance grave, cairn, ritual pits and cists 420m WSW of Bollowal Farm
• Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
• Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
• Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
• Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
• Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
• Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
• Boleigh fogou
• Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
• Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
• Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
• Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
• Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
• Cross slab at parish church
• Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
• Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
• Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley
• St Buryan churchtown cross
• Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
• Wayside cross-head in St Sennen's churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Promontory fort called Kenidjack Castle
• Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
• Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
• Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
• Cliff castle known as Maen Castle
• Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
• A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
• Porthgwarra Ullies
• Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
• Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
• Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
• Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
• Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
• Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
• Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
• Wayside cross in St Sennen's churchyard, 6m north of the church
• Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
• Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
• Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
• Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
• Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
• Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
• Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
• Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
• Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
• Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
• Round cairn on Carn Polpry
• Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
• Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
• Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
• Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
• Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs