Shortacross is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Shortacross

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

Shortacross is near some unmissable hiking areas like Tehidy,

Don't miss Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Shortacross.

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

The area around Shortacross's best hills can be found at Kit Hill Country Park.

Don't miss Cremyll, and Botallack's villages if visiting the area around Shortacross.

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

There are a several good airports in the Shortacross area like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Shortacross History

There are some historic monuments around Shortacross:

• Old Guildhall
• Iron Age defended settlement at Padderbury Top
• Medieval wayside cross in St Ivo's churchyard, 10m ESE of the church
• Tencreek Cross in St Martin's churchyard 3.5m south east of the church
• Round with annexe 530m north east of Lower Padreda
• Wayside cross 50m north east of Carracawn Cross
• Trethevy Quoit
• Slight univallate hillfort called Cadson Bury
• Cross at Triffle Farm
• Medieval churchyard cross in Quethiock churchyard
• St Cleer's Well and cross
• Slight univallate hillfort with outworks called Blacketon Rings
• Culverland Cross in St Martin's churchyard to the north west of the church
• Medieval churchyard cross in St Cleer churchyard
• Bosent Cross, 325m ENE of South Bosent Farm
• Medieval wayside cross in St Ivo's churchyard, 0.3m south of the church
• The Doniert Stone, accompanying cross shaft and underground chamber 650m SW of Common Moor
• Medieval wayside cross at Redgate
• Part of a medieval boundary dyke 220m east of Golitha House
• Small stone circle at Duloe, 150m south east of Stonetown Farm
• Round barrow on Bin Down