Porthwheveral is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Porthwheveral

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

Hiking Areas to visit near Porthwheveral include Tehidy.

The area around Porthwheveral boasts some of the best country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Porthwheveral boasts some of the best towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Kit Hill Country Park is a great place to visit close to Porthwheveral if you like hills.

Porthwheveral's best nearby villages can be found at Cremyll, and Botallack.

Places near Porthwheveral feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Porthwheveral boasts some of the best airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Porthwheveral History

There are some historic monuments around Porthwheveral:

• Two bowl barrows 200m north west of Fox Covert, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church
• Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance
• Round 530m ESE of Treloskan
• Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn
• Three round barrows 500yds (460m) W of Polkerth
• Romano-British defended settlement 340m ESE of Grambla
• Round 250m west of Flushing Cove
• Promontory fort at Chynalls Point
• Round 240m south east of Norways Farm
• Small stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' 60m east of Carthew House
• Two wayside crosses, south and east of Bonallack Barton
• Bowl barrow 550m south east of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard
• Two round barrows on Goonhilly Downs 600yds (550m) NE of Trenoon
• Mawgan Cross early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft
• Two barrows S of Crousa Common
• Three bowl barrows 650m SSW of Polkerth forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower
• Round 220m south east of The Level House
• Multi-period archaeological landscape of settlements, field systems, flint working, salt working and pottery production 450m SSE of Trevarbeth
• Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear
• Chapel enclosure 150yds (140m) S of Trelease Farm
• Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
• Earthwork SE of Trelan Plantation
• Bowl barrow 85m north west of Arrowan Vean
• Three round barrows 430m north east of Devichoys Barton
• Holy well at Trelill, 190m ENE of Trelill House
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• Two bowl barrows and one platform barrow between 600m and 830m south east of Trudnoe Farm
• Wayside cross 230m south west of Trenlanvean Farm
• Kerbed cairn called Hangman's Barrow
• Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack'
• Wayside cross on Whitcross Hill, immediately north of Seaview Terrace
• Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor
• Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm
• Round 600yds (550m) WNW of Helford
• Three bowl barrows 500m SSW of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow 800m north west of Gwenter Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow 300m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• A holed stone known as 'The Tolvan Stone' at Tolvan Cross
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Three bowl barrows 550m NNW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Cast iron footbridge at Perran Mill
• Round in Devichoys Wood 600yds (540m) S of Perran Wharf
• Two crosses immediately west of St Budock Church
• Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm
• Bowl barrow 870m north west of Gwendreath Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Later prehistoric to Roman round incorporating contemporary fogou at Halliggye
• Two bowl barrows 640m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Jewish and Congregationalist cemeteries at Ponsharden
• Wayside cross in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, south of the church
• Wayside cross at Trenethick Barton
• Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm
• Round 200m north east of Burncoose
• Round 260m south of Tenament Farm
• Churchyard cross in St Melaine's churchyard
• Three wayside crosses 235m south east of Bosvathick
• Wayside cross at Nanjarrow
• Hut circle on Crousa Downs 650yds (600m) S of 'Three Brothers of Grugwith'
• Three bowl barrows 1295m east of Trenoon forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Animal pound 390m south of Croft Pascoe Pool
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 200m north east of Tremenheere
• Bowl barrow at Roskruge Beacon
• Bowl barrow 680m WSW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Two round barrows 700yds (640m) NNE of Penhallick Farm
• Bowl barrow 165m ESE of The Barrow
• Earthwork 100yds (90m) ESE of Tregidden
• Bowl barrow 315m ESE of Leech Pool, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Gunpowder storage complex at Kennall Vale
• Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
• Round 280m south west of Trebowland
• Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
• Bowl barrow 1080m NNW of Gwendreath Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Wayside cross in St Peter's churchyard, Flushing
• Wayside cross 290m west of Trevales Farm
• Three rectangular defended enclosures 460m north east of Merthen Manor
• Round, medieval chapel, burial ground and standing cross 60m south east of Merthyr Uny House
• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• Hut circle 500yds (460m) S of Trelan Plantation
• Two bowl barrows 570m south west of Polkerth forming part of a larger round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Three bowl barrows 245m north west of Gregwartha Cottage
• Hut circle settlement 950yds (870m) NW of Gwenter Farm
• Platform barrow and four bowl barrows south of Carn Maer forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round barrow 400yds (370m) NW of Traboe Cross
• Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm
• Round 205m south of Goongillings
• Bowl barrow 230m east of Trewirgie Farm
• Wayside cross 95m ESE of Trevales House
• Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House
• Three bowl barrows 815m north west of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Three round barrows 350yds (320m) E of Burnoon
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill
• Gunpowder works at Kennall Vale
• Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, 10m south west of the church
• Six bowl barrows at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Portal dolmen known as 'The Three Brothers of Grugith'
• Cliff castle on Rosemullion Head
• Hut circle with associated field system 300yds (270m) NW of Polcoverack
• Bowl barrow at Tolvan Cross
• Bowl barrow at Beeswing
• Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine
• Part of a promontory fort with Civil War fieldworks known as Little Dennis
• Fish Cross: standing cross immediately east of the Town Hall
• Small circular earthwork 500yds (460m) N of Gweal Goose
• College known as Glasney College, Penryn
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Two standing stones on Crousa Common, 890m WSW of Chywoone
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Enys
• Round barrow 350m north of Devichoys Barton
• Churchyard cross in Cury churchyard