Retyn is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Retyn

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

The area close to Retyn boasts some of the best hiking areas including Tehidy.

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are some of Retyn best country parks to visit near Retyn.

The area around Retyn features a number of interesting towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Kit Hill Country Park is one of Retyn's best, nearby hills to visit in Retyn.

There are a number of villages near Retyn including Cremyll, and Botallack.

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is a great place to visit close to Retyn if you like historic buildings.

Airports to visit near Retyn include Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Retyn History

There are some historic monuments around Retyn:

• Hillfort 450m north west of Cargoll Farm
• Large univallate hillfort in Bishop's Wood
• Three bowl barrows, once part of a round barrow cemetery, at Barrowfields
• Liveloe, later prehistoric cliff castle with hut circles on Griffin's Point, and prehistoric round barrow 600m south west of Bre-Pen Farm
• Five bowl barrows 480m and 510m north of Hendra Farm
• Churchyard cross in St Allen churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Four round barrows 400m south east of Little Trewinnick Farm
• Bowl barrow 500m north west of Higher Ennis Farm
• Round 420m south east of Melancoose
• Later prehistoric to Romano-British multiple enclosure fort and prehistoric round barrow, 350m south east of Bogee Farm
• Trevalsa Cross 350m north west of Trerice
• Two bowl barrows 290m and 375m north of Higher Ennis Farm
• Tregargus stone grinding mill No 2
• Round 330m south east of Penhale
• Round barrow 530m north west of Carnwinnick
• Round barrow cemetery 420m north east of Higher Ennis Farm
• Four round barrows 270m north west of Higher Trevibban Farm
• Bowl barrow 570m south of Mitchell Farm
• Wayside cross in Colan churchyard
• Medieval wayside cross base on Creed Hill, 400m south of Grampound
• Part of an early Christian Chapel enclosure at The Old Vicarage
• Two round barrows 150m south west and 180m south east of Prince Parc
• Market Cross and cross base immediately south west of St Nun's Church
• Two round barrows 440m and 510m north west of High Cove Farm
• Three bowl barrows 200m north west of Pawtonsprings
• The Nine Maidens stone alignment, The Fiddler standing stone and two Bronze Age round barrows
• Disc barrow 485m south west of Pawtonsprings
• An early Christian memorial stone in St Francis churchyard, Indian Queens
• Doublestiles Cross, at the junction of Duchy Avenue and Henver Road
• Promontory fort and two bowl barrows at Trevelgue Head
• Three bowl barrows 670m and 775m north west of Homer Downs
• Hut circle settlement and round called Trevisker Round at Trevisker School
• Wayside cross in St Allen churchyard, 2m east of the church
• St Pedyr's Well, Treloy
• Bowl barrow 130m south east of Penglaze
• Medieval wayside cross base, 140m south of Trevemper Farm
• Round 340m north west of Tresawle Farm
• Resugga Castle later prehistoric univallate hillfort
• Wayside cross 515m north east of Castle Farm
• Multiple enclosure fort 300m north east of Tretherres
• Wayside cross in St Allen churchyard, 2m south west of the church
• Wayside cross on Treloy Hill, 170m east of Tregenna Farm
• Wayside cross-slab and early Christian memorial stone in St Columb Major churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Four round barrows 480m north of Besowsa
• Seven round barrows and a ring barrow on Bear's Downs and Denzell Downs, 850m north east of Higher Denzell
• Prehistoric long barrow and four round barrows 580m and 750m south west of Mitchell Farm
• Nine round barrows 850m north east of Pennatillie
• Warren's Barrow
• Prehistoric and Roman settlement at Carvossa
• Three round barrows on St Issey Beacon, Trelow Downs, 960m north east of Little Pennatillies
• Multiple enclosure fort 320m north west of Shepherds Farm
• Mawgan Porth early medieval settlement and associated burial ground, 250m west of Lanerick
• Redcliff Castle, later prehistoric cliff castle 550m south west of Bedruthan
• Cross Putty, medieval wayside cross-base 70m south east of Bosworgey Cottage
• Wayside cross-base 300m north west of the Church of St Newlina
• Eight round barrows north of Scotland Corner, 980m south west of Pawton Gate Farm
• Standing cross immediately west of St Mawgan Church
• Round and annexe 330m west of Lanner Barton
• A bell barrow, a bowl barrow and a platform barrow 620m west of Higher Cransworth
• Two bowl barrows 650m and 410m north west of Hendra Farm
• Eleven round barrows and a stone alignment centred 980m north west of Nine Maidens Stone Row
• The Long Stone or Eddystone, standing stone 210m north east of Music Water
• Churchyard cross shaft and base in St Stephen's churchyard, 3m south of the church
• Wayside cross base in Colan churchyard
• Preaching pit called the Queen's Pit
• Churchyard cross in St Columb Major churchyard, 12m east of the church
• Nancor Cross, 400m north west of Nancor
• Large multivallate hillfort with two bowl barrows known as Castle-an-Dinas, 335m north of Tresaddern Bungalow
• Round and annexe 720m WSW of Tregear
• Lanherne Cross, standing cross in the grounds of the convent, Lanherne
• Two bowl barrows 190m east of Zacry's Islands
• Standing cross in St Dennis churchyard
• Wayside cross in St Enoder churchyard
• Round 390m south west of Trethurffe
• Wayside cross and cross base in St Stephen's churchyard, 6m south of the church