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, towns, villages, airports, country parks, hills and historic buildings.

Places near Porthgwarra feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Tehidy.

Don't miss Callington, Polperro, and St Ives's towns if visiting the area around Porthgwarra.

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

Porthgwarra has some unmissable airports nearby like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

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.

Places near Porthgwarra feature a number of interesting hills including Kit Hill Country Park.

Historic Buildings to visit near Porthgwarra include Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Porthgwarra History

There are some historic monuments around Porthgwarra:

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