Porthmeor is a village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Porthmeor

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

Porthmeor is near some unmissable hiking areas like Tehidy,

There are a number of country parks near Porthmeor including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

There are a number of hills near to Porthmeor including Kit Hill Country Park.

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

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

Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are some of Porthmeor best airports to visit near Porthmeor.

Porthmeor History

There are some historic monuments around Porthmeor:

• Croftoe British village
• Round cairn on Carn Polpry
• Promontory Fort called Trereen Dinas
• Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
• Field system on Truthwall Common
• Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
• Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
• Hut circle settlement at Sperris Croft 500yds (460m) SE of Tregerthen Cottage
• Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
• Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
• Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
• Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
• Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
• A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
• Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
• Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
• Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
• Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
• Dovecote called the 'Culver House', 330m SSW of Lower Bussow Farm
• Cross slab at parish church
• Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
• Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
• Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
• Round called Trewern Round
• Treen Common stone circle
• Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
• Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
• Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
• Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey
• Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
• Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
• Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
• Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
• Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
• Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
• Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
• Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
• A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
• Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
• Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
• Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
• Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
• Kerris Cross
• Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
• Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
• Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
• Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
• Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
• Medieval wayside cross at Paul
• Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
• Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
• Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
• Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
• Round called Lescudjack Castle
• Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
• Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
• Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
• Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
• Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
• Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
• Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
• Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
• Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
• Geevor Mine
• Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
• Cross at Treassowe
• Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Market cross
• Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
• Wayside cross immediately south of St Towennicus' Church
• Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
• Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
• Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
• Circular enclosure 385m NE of Higher Trenowin
• A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
• Two cist graves 500yds (460m) NE of Tregerthen Cottage
• Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
• Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
• Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
• Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
• Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit
• Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
• Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
• Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
• Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
• Round 450yds (405m) NW of Lower Chellew Farm
• Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
• Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
• Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
• Botrea barrows
• Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
• Bowl barrow 260m SSE of Zennor Quoit
• Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
• An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
• Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
• Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
• Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
• Long stone W of Boswens Common
• Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
• Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
• Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
• Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
• Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
• Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
• Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
• Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
• Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
• Higher Levant Mine
• Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
• Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
• Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
• Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
• Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
• Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
• Rectangular enclosures 700yds (640m) E of Tregerthen
• Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
• Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
• Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
• Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
• Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
• Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
• Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
• Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
• Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
• Holy well called Madron Well
• Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
• Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
• Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
• Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
• Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
• Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
• The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
• Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
• Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
• Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
• Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
• Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
• Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
• Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
• Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
• Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
• Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
• Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
• Round called Lesingey Round
• Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
• Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
• Field system on Dry Carn
• Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
• Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
• Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
• Medieval chapel called Chapel Jane
• Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
• Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
• Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
• Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
• Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
• Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
• Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
• Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
• An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard
• Watermill near Bosigran Castle
• Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
• Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
• Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
• Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
• Two kerbed cairns on Trendrine Hill
• Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
• Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
• Round 340m south east of Trevean
• Hut circles, Higher Bussow