Sparnon is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Sparnon postcode: TR19 6HQ

Retail in Sparnon

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

There are a number of hiking areas near to Sparnon including Tehidy.

There are a number of country parks near Sparnon including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Towns to visit near Sparnon include Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

There are a several good hills in the area around Sparnon like Kit Hill Country Park.

There are a several good villages in the Sparnon area like Cremyll, and Botallack.

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

The area around Sparnon features a number of interesting airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Sparnon History

There are some historic monuments around Sparnon:

• Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
• Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
• Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
• Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
• Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
• Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
• Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
• Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
• Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
• Round cairn on Carn Polpry
• Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
• Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
• Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
• Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
• Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
• Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
• Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
• A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
• Boskenna Cross
• Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
• Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
• Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
• Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
• The Ballowall Barrow incorporating entrance grave, cairn, ritual pits and cists 420m WSW of Bollowal Farm
• Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
• Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
• Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
• Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
• Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
• Medieval chapel called St Helen's Chapel with a dwelling and enclosure at Cape Cornwall
• Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
• Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
• Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
• Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
• Field system on Truthwall Common
• Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
• Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
• Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point
• Wayside cross in St Sennen's churchyard, 6m north of the church
• Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
• Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
• Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
• Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
• Round called Trewern Round
• Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
• Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
• Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
• Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
• Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
• The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
• Higher Levant Mine
• Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
• Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
• Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
• Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
• Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley
• Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
• Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
• Kerris Cross
• Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
• Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
• Round called Lesingey Round
• Geevor Mine
• Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
• Boskenna Gate Cross
• Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
• Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
• Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
• Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
• Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
• Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
• Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
• Field system on Dry Carn
• Botrea barrows
• Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
• Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
• Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
• Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
• Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
• Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
• Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
• Medieval wayside cross at Paul
• Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
• Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
• Boleigh fogou
• Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
• Standing stone 230m west of the Old Manor
• Porthgwarra Ullies
• Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
• St Buryan churchtown cross
• Wayside cross-head in St Sennen's churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
• Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
• Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
• Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
• Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
• Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
• Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
• Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
• Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
• Promontory fort called Kenidjack Castle
• Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
• Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
• Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
• Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
• Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
• Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
• Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
• Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
• Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
• Long stone W of Boswens Common
• Holy well called Madron Well
• Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel
• Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
• Market cross
• Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
• Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
• Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
• Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
• Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
• Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
• Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
• Trevescan Cross 340m SSW of Sennen Church
• Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
• Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
• Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
• Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
• Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
• Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
• Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
• Cross slab at parish church
• Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
• Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
• Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
• Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
• Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
• Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
• Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
• Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
• Croftoe British village
• Cliff castle known as Maen Castle
• An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
• Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
• Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
• Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
• Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
• An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
• Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
• Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
• Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
• Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
• Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
• Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
• Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen