St. Merryn is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in St. Merryn

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

The area around St. Merryn's best hiking areas can be found at Tehidy.

St. Merryn's best nearby country parks can be found at Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are great places to visit near St. Merryn if you like towns.

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

The area around St. Merryn features a number of interesting villages including Cremyll, and Botallack.

The area around St. Merryn's best historic buildings can be found at Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a number of airports near St. Merryn including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

St. Merryn History

There are some historic monuments around St. Merryn:

• Mawgan Porth early medieval settlement and associated burial ground, 250m west of Lanerick
• Promontory fort and two bowl barrows at Trevelgue Head
• Churchyard cross shaft and base in St Petroc's churchyard, 30m south east of the church
• Cross base 30m south of St Merryn's Church
• Churchyard cross in St Petroc's churchyard, 3m south of the church
• Nine round barrows 850m north east of Pennatillie
• Wayside cross-slab and early Christian memorial stone in St Columb Major churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Two bowl barrows 190m east of Zacry's Islands
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Prideaux Place 70m SSW of the house
• Four round barrows 270m north west of Higher Trevibban Farm
• Hut circle settlement and round called Trevisker Round at Trevisker School
• Liveloe, later prehistoric cliff castle with hut circles on Griffin's Point, and prehistoric round barrow 600m south west of Bre-Pen Farm
• Two round barrows 150m south west and 180m south east of Prince Parc
• The Nine Maidens stone alignment, The Fiddler standing stone and two Bronze Age round barrows
• Churchyard cross in St Columb Major churchyard, 12m east of the church
• Prehistoric inhumation cemetery at Harlyn
• Redcliff Castle, later prehistoric cliff castle 550m south west of Bedruthan
• Seven round barrows and a ring barrow on Bear's Downs and Denzell Downs, 850m north east of Higher Denzell
• Three bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Cataclews Point
• Round 600m south east of Tregolds
• Four round barrows 400m south east of Little Trewinnick Farm
• Round barrow cemetery at Park Head
• 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
• Two round barrows 440m and 510m north west of High Cove Farm
• Part of an early Christian Chapel enclosure at The Old Vicarage
• Promontory fort called The Rumps
• Standing cross immediately west of St Mawgan Church
• Churchyard cross in St Michael's churchyard, Porthilly
• Cross Putty, medieval wayside cross-base 70m south east of Bosworgey Cottage
• Three round barrows on St Issey Beacon, Trelow Downs, 960m north east of Little Pennatillies
• St Constantine's chapel and holy well
• Round 340m north west of Tresawle Farm
• Lanherne Cross, standing cross in the grounds of the convent, Lanherne
• Later prehistoric to Romano-British multiple enclosure fort and prehistoric round barrow, 350m south east of Bogee Farm
• Three promontory forts south of Trethias Island