Raftra
Raftra is a Area in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Raftra including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
Raftra is near some unmissable hiking areas like Tehidy,
There are a several good country parks in the Raftra area like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Raftra's best nearby towns can be found at Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
Hills to visit near Raftra include Kit Hill Country Park.
Raftra's best nearby villages can be found at Cremyll, and Botallack.
There are a number of historic buildings near to Raftra including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
The area around Raftra boasts some of the best airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Raftra History
There are some historic monuments around Raftra:
- Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
- Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Boskenna Cross
- Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- St Buryan churchtown cross
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
- Medieval chapel called St Helen's Chapel with a dwelling and enclosure at Cape Cornwall
- Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
- Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
- Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
- Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
- Geevor Mine
- Field system on Dry Carn
- Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
- Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
- Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
- Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
- Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
- Promontory fort called Kenidjack Castle
- Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
- Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
- Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
- Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
- Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
- Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
- Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
- Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
- Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
- Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Long stone W of Boswens Common
- Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
- Botrea barrows
- Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
- Wayside cross-head in St Sennen's churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
- Standing stone 230m west of the Old Manor
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
- Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
- Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
- Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
- Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
- Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
- Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
- An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
- Wayside cross in St Sennen's churchyard, 6m north of the church
- Boleigh fogou
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
- The Ballowall Barrow incorporating entrance grave, cairn, ritual pits and cists 420m WSW of Bollowal Farm
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
- Porthgwarra Ullies
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley
- 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
- Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
- Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
- Holy well called Madron Well
- Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
- Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
- Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
- An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
- Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
- Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
- Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
- A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
- Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
- Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
- Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
- Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
- Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
- Field system on Truthwall Common
- Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
- Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
- Higher Levant Mine
- Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
- Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point
- Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
- Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
- Trevescan Cross 340m SSW of Sennen Church
- Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- Cliff castle known as Maen Castle
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel
- Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
- Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Round cairn on Carn Polpry
- Boskenna Gate Cross
- Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
- Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
- Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
- Cross slab at parish church
- Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
- Kerris Cross
- Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
- Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
- Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
- The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
- Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
- Round called Trewern Round
Places to see near Raftra
Lakes near Raftra
Rivers near Raftra
- West Looe River
- Polperro River
- East Looe River
- Seaton
- Upper River Ruthern
- Amble
- Camel (De Lank to Stannon)
- Stannon Stream
- Lower River Camel
- St Lawrence Stream
- Issey Brook (Camel)
- Upper River Amble
- De Lank River
- Lower River Ruthern
- Demelza Stream (Ruthern)
- Polmorla Stream
- Upper River Camel
- Amble tributary (Camel)
- Allen
- Lanivet Stream
- Porth Stream
- Gannel (Upper)
- Menalhyl
- Gannel (Lower)
- Harlyn Water
- Benny Stream
- Porthcothan Stream
- Trebant Water
- Lerryn River
- Cardinham Water
- Warleggan River
- Fowey (Upper)
- Fowey (Warleggan to St Neot)
- Pont Pill
- St Neot River
- Lower River Fowey
- Crackington Stream
- Marsland Water
- Lower River Strat
- Lower River Neet
- Upper River Neet
- Jacob Stream
- Valency
- Upper River Strat
- Coombe Valley Stream
- Newlyn River
- Trevaylor Stream
- Penberth Stream
- Marazion River
- Lamorna Stream
- Roseworthy Stream
- Portreath Stream
- Red River (Upper)
- Bolingey Stream
- Red River (Lower)
- Hayle
- Angarrack Stream
- Holywell Stream
- Kestle Stream
- Upper River Allen (Fal)
- Kenwyn
- Kennal
- Zelah Brook
- Brighton Stream
- Hicks Mill Stream
- Gwindra Stream
- Tresillian River (Lower)
- Upper River Fal
- Calenick Stream
- Trevella Stream
- Tresillian River (Upper)
- Lower River Allen (Fal)
- Lower River Fal
- Upper Carnon River
- Lower River Carnon
- Bokiddick Stream
- Crinnis River
- St Austell River
- Caerhays Stream
- Par River (Upper)
- Par River (Lower)
- Tywardreath Stream
- Carminowe Creek
- Gunwalloe Stream
- Cury River
- Helford River
- Manaccan River
- Poltesco River
- Lestraines River
- Lower River Cober
- Porthleven Stream
- Upper River Cober
- Gweek River
- Upper River Inny
- Penpont Water
- Cotehele Stream
- Lowley Brook
- Lower River Inny
- Lower River Tamar
- Upper River Lynher
- Tiddy
- Withey Brook
- Lower River Lynher
- Tala Water
- Canworthy Water
- Carey
- Tamar (River Ottery to River Deer)
- Tamar (Small Brook to River Deer)
- Upper River Ottery
- Kensey
- Tamar (Small Brook to Lamberal Water)
- Small Brook (Tamar)
- Claw
- Tamar (River Ottery to River Lyd)
- Lower River Ottery
- Upper River Tamar
- Caudworthy Water
- Deer
- Lamberal Water
- Bolesbridge Water
- Derril Water
- Middle River Ottery
