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.

The area around Porthgwarra's best hiking areas can be found at Tehidy.

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 has some unmissable towns nearby like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

There are a several good villages in the Porthgwarra area like Cremyll, and Botallack.

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

Don't miss Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport's airports if visiting the area around Porthgwarra.

Porthgwarra History

There are some historic monuments around Porthgwarra:

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