Skimmel Bridge
Skimmel Bridge is a Village in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Skimmel Bridge 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 Skimmel Bridge like Tehidy.
There are a number of country parks near Skimmel Bridge including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are some of Skimmel Bridge best towns to visit near Skimmel Bridge.
The area around Skimmel Bridge's best hills can be found at Kit Hill Country Park.
Villages to visit near Skimmel Bridge include Cremyll, and Botallack.
Historic Buildings to visit near Skimmel Bridge include Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
There are a several good airports in the Skimmel Bridge area like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Skimmel Bridge History
There are some historic monuments around Skimmel Bridge:
- Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
- A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
- Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Medieval wayside cross at Paul
- Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
- Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
- Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
- Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
- Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
- Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
- Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
- Kerris Cross
- Hut circles, Higher Bussow
- Boskenna Gate Cross
- An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
- Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
- Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
- Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
- Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
- Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
- Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Boleigh fogou
- Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
- St Buryan churchtown cross
- Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
- Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
- Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
- Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
- Boskenna Cross
- Round 450yds (405m) NW of Lower Chellew Farm
- Two cist graves 500yds (460m) NE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
- Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
- Geevor Mine
- Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
- Two kerbed cairns on Trendrine Hill
- Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
- Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
- Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
- Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
- Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
- Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
- Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
- Penbeagle Cross
- Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
- Watermill near Bosigran Castle
- Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
- Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
- Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
- Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
- Field system on Truthwall Common
- Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
- Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Field system on Dry Carn
- Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
- Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
- Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
- Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
- Medieval chapel called Chapel Jane
- Long stone W of Boswens Common
- Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
- Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
- Porthgwarra Ullies
- The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
- Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
- Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit
- Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
- Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
- Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
- Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
- Hut circle settlement at Sperris Croft 500yds (460m) SE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
- Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
- Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
- Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
- Bowl barrow 260m SSE of Zennor Quoit
- Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 6m south of the church
- Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Botrea barrows
- Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
- Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
- Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
- Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
- Wayside cross immediately south of St Towennicus' Church
- Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
- Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
- Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
- Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
- Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
- Holy well called Madron Well
- Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Round called Trewern Round
- Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey
- Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
- A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
- Market cross
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
- Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
- Promontory Fort called Trereen Dinas
- Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
- Round called Lesingey Round
- Round called Lescudjack Castle
- Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
- Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
- Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
- Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
- Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
- Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
- Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 10m south east of the church
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
- Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
- Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
- Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
- Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
- Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- Round 340m south east of Trevean
- Higher Levant Mine
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Cross slab at parish church
- Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
- Treen Common stone circle
- The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
- Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
- Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
- Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
- Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
- Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
- Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
- Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
- Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
- Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
- Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 8m east of the church
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
- Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
- Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
- Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
- Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
- Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
- Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
- Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
- Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- Circular enclosure 385m NE of Higher Trenowin
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
- Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
- Croftoe British village
- Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
- Brunnion Cross, at Brunnion Carn
- Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
- Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
- Dovecote called the 'Culver House', 330m SSW of Lower Bussow Farm
- Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
- Cross at Treassowe
- Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
- Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
- Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
- Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard
- An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
- Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
- Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
- Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Rectangular enclosures 700yds (640m) E of Tregerthen
- Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
Places to see near Skimmel Bridge
Lakes near Skimmel Bridge
Rivers near Skimmel Bridge
- 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
