Racecourse Downs is a Area in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Racecourse Downs

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

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Racecourse Downs like Tehidy.

Racecourse Downs's best nearby country parks can be found at Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a number of towns near Racecourse Downs including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Don't miss Kit Hill Country Park's hills if visiting the area around Racecourse Downs.

Villages to visit near Racecourse Downs include Cremyll, and Botallack.

Racecourse Downs is near some unmissable historic buildings like Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park,

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

Racecourse Downs History

There are some historic monuments around Racecourse Downs:

• Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field boundaries, enclosure and cairn on Blacktor Downs
• Slight univallate hillfort in Dunmere Wood 235m WNW of Crabb's Pool
• Medieval churchyard cross 20m south of the Church of St Bruerdus, Churchtown
• Barrow group on Greenbarrow Downs
• Medieval wayside cross in St Mabyn churchyard
• Small multivallate hillfort with outworks known as Pencarrow Rounds
• Wayside cross in St Nectan's chapel yard
• Medieval wayside cross at Blisland
• Treslea Cross, 750m ENE of Cardinham Church
• Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra
• Restormel Castle: motte, bailey and shell keep
• Trequite Cross, at Trequite village
• Platform cairn 450m WSW of Colquite Farm
• Hut circle group and enclosure NE of Carwen
• Medieval wayside cross at Lockengate
• Motte and bailey castle called Cardinham Castle
• Fenton Pits Cross, 210m WSW of Penburthen Farm
• Medieval wayside cross at Castle Hill, 740m north east of Bodmin parish church
• Lesquite Cross, 160m NNW of Lesquite Farm
• Bury Castle
• Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 30m east of the church
• Prehistoric embanked platform cairn and linear boundary with superimposed medieval boundary and adjacent clearance cairn on Dinnever Hill
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort, stone hut circle settlement and field system at Helman Tor
• Bowl barrow 430m south west of Fairy Cross Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• The Prior's Cross at Washaway
• Churchyard cross in Lanhydrock churchyard
• Medieval chapel of St Thomas Becket 45m east of the church, Priory Road in Bodmin
• Treslea Downs Cross 300m west of Mount
• Two wayside crosses in the grounds of Trewardale 34m WSW of the house
• Large regular stone circle called the Trippet Stones
• Hut circles 330yds (300m) SW of Henneward
• Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge
• Two early Christian memorial stones 195m north of Welltown
• Medieval tenement boundary with adjacent medieval field north of Dinnever Hill
• Cross head N of Tregony Farm
• Wayside cross known as Peverell's Cross
• Kerbed cairn 500m east of Casehill
• Two round cairns, three enclosed and two open stone hut circle settlements, a rectangular enclosure and a medieval longhouse to the south of Carburrow Tor
• Bowl barrow known as Council Barrow
• Churchyard cross in Lanivet churchyard, 30m north of the church
• Lantern cross and grave slab immediately south of St Bartholomew's Church
• Round cairn with central cist capstone and inner kerb 935m north-east of Camperdown Farm
• The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown Farm
• St Protus's Cross, 330m east of Blisland church
• Wayside cross 135m north west of The Cockpit in Boconnoc Park
• Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage
• Medieval tenement boundary between Louden Hill and King Arthur's Downs
• Large regular stone circle 560m north east of Leaze
• Crewel Cross, at No Man's Land
• Kerbed cairn on Alex Tor
• Wayside cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard
• Cross near Deviock Cottage
• Platform cairn on Dinnever Hill, 510m north of Camperdown Farm
• Temple Old Bridge with adjacent ford and causeway
• Three bowl barrows 570m north east of Trewindle
• Tawna Downs round barrows
• Berrycombe Cross, on the north side of Berrycombe Road at its junction with Cardell Road
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Pencarrow, 130m SSE of Pencarrow House
• Portal dolmen 400m north east of Lesquite Farm
• King Arthur's Hall
• Lantern cross 60m north east of Lancarffe
• Fernacre stone circle and two outlying stones
• Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 10m west of the church
• An early Christian memorial stone at Lancarffe
• Wayside cross 200m north west of Trethew
• St Ingunger Cross, 240m south-east of St Ingunger Farm
• Small multivallate hillfort called Tregeare Rounds
• Henge with stone circle called the Stripple Stones and adjacent bowl barrow 415m south east of Hawk's Tor
• Two hut circles 400m WSW of Furhouse
• Woodley Cross, opposite Fernside Farm
• Blacktor Downs irregular aggregate field system and clearance cairn
• St Bellarmin's Chapel
• Carminow Cross, south east of Bodmin
• Stone hut circle 525m WSW of Colquite Farm
• Helland Bridge
• Five bowl barrows 550m north of Trewindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 535m ENE of Fairy Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Prehistoric cairns and field boundary 450m south of the Louden Stone Circle
• Wayside cross 330m NNW of Higher Woodley
• Four bowl barrows on Bofarnel Downs forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 145m north west of Bodmin Lodge forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Two small stone circles 530m ESE of King Arthur's Hall
• Roman fort called 'Nanstallon Roman fort' 135m south west of Tregear
• Three bowl barrows 590m south west of Bedwindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Prehistoric stone setting 62m north-west of the Stannon Stone Circle
• Churchyard cross immediately north east of the Parish Church
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Higher Lank Farm 10m south of the farm house
• Cairn 485m WSW of Colquite Farm
• Wayside cross 55m north east of Laninval House
• Iron Age defended settlement called Penhargard Castle
• Churchyard cross in the cemetery at St Teath, 60m north west of the church
• Prehistoric standing stone, medieval wayside cross and cross base and post-medieval guide post at Longstone
• Early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross in Cardinham churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Medieval churchyard cross in Michaelstow churchyard
• Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system 940m north east of Newton
• Wayside cross 120m north west of Callywith
• Roman fortlet 440m south west of Restormel Farm
• Holy well near St James' Chapel
• Four bowl barrows north of Greymare Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Large multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle Canyke', 375m SSW of Castle Canyke Farmhouse
• Hut circle 440yds (400m) SW of Candra
• Two platform cairns centred 485m SW of Colquite Farm
• Stone hut circle north of Dinnever Hill, 200m WNW of the Stannon Stone Circle
• The Middle Moor Cross, 230m north-east of Camperdown Farm
• Churchyard cross in Lanivet churchyard, 5m west of the church
• Prehistoric and medieval settlements with fields and enclosures together with Bronze Age cairns and medieval alluvial streamwork at Garrow Tor
• Bowl barrow 270m south west of Castle Hill Farm
• Holy well in Michaelstow churchyard
• Platform cairn on Priddacombe Downs
• Wayside cross at Bodwannick Manor Farm
• Platform cairn 460m SW of Colquite Farm
• Churchyard cross in Cardinham churchyard, 5m south of the church
• Reperry Cross, 550m ENE of Reperry Manor Farm
• Multi-span bridge known as Respryn Bridge
• Neolithic long cairn north-east of Louden Hill
• A henge re-used as a medieval playing place, 75m north east of Castle Hill Farm
• Hut circles near New Hall
• Stannon Stone Circle, prehistoric field system, hut circle settlement, cairns, cist, linear boundaries and medieval building north of Dinnever Hill
• Slight univallate hillfort with outworks containing a medieval chapel and beacon at Helsbury Castle
• Trevenning Cross and post-medieval guide post, 700m south west of Trevenning village
• Ornamented cross shaft at Glynn
• Ring cairn 295m north west of Candra
• Trezance Holy Well and chapel enclosure