Towan is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Towan

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

Hiking Areas to visit near Towan include Tehidy.

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

Towan's best nearby towns can be found at Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Kit Hill Country Park is a great place to visit close to Towan if you like hills.

Villages to visit near Towan include Cremyll, and Botallack.

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

Towan's best nearby airports can be found at Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Towan History

There are some historic monuments around Towan:

• Four round barrows 270m north west of Higher Trevibban Farm
• Two round barrows 150m south west and 180m south east of Prince Parc
• Mawgan Porth early medieval settlement and associated burial ground, 250m west of Lanerick
• Prehistoric inhumation cemetery at Harlyn
• Eleven round barrows and a stone alignment centred 980m north west of Nine Maidens Stone Row
• Standing cross immediately west of St Mawgan Church
• Wayside cross-slab and early Christian memorial stone in St Columb Major churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Churchyard cross in St Petroc's churchyard, 3m south of the church
• Cross Putty, medieval wayside cross-base 70m south east of Bosworgey Cottage
• Round 600m south east of Tregolds
• The Long Stone or Eddystone, standing stone 210m north east of Music Water
• Lanherne Cross, standing cross in the grounds of the convent, Lanherne
• Churchyard cross in St Michael's churchyard, Porthilly
• Round barrow cemetery at Park Head
• Nine round barrows 850m north east of Pennatillie
• Part of an early Christian Chapel enclosure at The Old Vicarage
• St Constantine's chapel and holy well
• Two bowl barrows 190m east of Zacry's Islands
• Round 340m north west of Tresawle Farm
• Three round barrows on St Issey Beacon, Trelow Downs, 960m north east of Little Pennatillies
• Liveloe, later prehistoric cliff castle with hut circles on Griffin's Point, and prehistoric round barrow 600m south west of Bre-Pen Farm
• Seven round barrows and a ring barrow on Bear's Downs and Denzell Downs, 850m north east of Higher Denzell
• Cross base 30m south of St Merryn's Church
• The Nine Maidens stone alignment, The Fiddler standing stone and two Bronze Age round barrows
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Prideaux Place 70m SSW of the house
• Two round barrows 440m and 510m north west of High Cove Farm
• Four round barrows 400m south east of Little Trewinnick Farm
• Churchyard cross shaft and base in St Petroc's churchyard, 30m south east of the church
• Churchyard cross in St Columb Major churchyard, 12m east of the church
• Promontory fort called The Rumps
• Three bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Cataclews Point
• Redcliff Castle, later prehistoric cliff castle 550m south west of Bedruthan
• Later prehistoric to Romano-British multiple enclosure fort and prehistoric round barrow, 350m south east of Bogee Farm
• Hut circle settlement and round called Trevisker Round at Trevisker School
• Three promontory forts south of Trethias Island