Warbstow Cross is a village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Warbstow Cross

There are great places to visit near Warbstow Cross 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 Warbstow Cross like Tehidy.

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

Don't miss Callington, Polperro, and St Ives's towns if visiting the area around Warbstow Cross.

There are a number of hills near to Warbstow Cross including Kit Hill Country Park.

Villages to visit near Warbstow Cross include Cremyll, and Botallack.

There are a number of historic buildings near to Warbstow Cross including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

Warbstow Cross History

There are some historic monuments around Warbstow Cross:

• Later Prehistoric to Roman round 500m NE of West Carne Farm
• Medieval wayside cross head 75m east of Newpark
• Early post-medieval guide post 270m north west of Bowden
• Earthwork on Hill Down 500yds (450m) WSW of Tresparrett Posts
• Wayside cross 660m north of Basil Farm
• Round barrow cemetery on Wilsey Down
• Prehistoric house platform on south-east Roughtor, 985m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Multi-span bridge called Polyphant Bridge, 110m north of Polyphant Green
• Animal pound 90m ENE of Pound Cot
• Medieval longhouse settlement (known locally as Lamlavery), and an associated field system
• Round called Froxton Wood Castle
• Two bowl barrows 380m north of Beckaveans, one of which is called 'The Beacon'
• Cross 470m north of Lambrenny
• Round cairn 417m north-west of Showery Tor
• Three bowl barrows 560m south east of Cherry Cross
• Prehistoric round cairn 865m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Barrow 90m E of Trelay Farm
• Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, and religious and funerary remains on the middle and lower slopes west and south of Roughtor
• Prehistoric ring cairn 810m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Neolithic long cairn north-east of Louden Hill
• Platform cairn with rim bank and central cairn, and a secondary cairn, on the summit of Carne Down
• Well called Blaunder's Well
• Settlement W of Cargelly
• Bowl barrow 410m east of Wainhouse Corner
• Medieval long-house with adjacent enclosure 1.44km NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit
• Part of a bowl barrow called Headon Barrow
• Three barrows 550m ENE of Cansford
• Fernacre stone circle and two outlying stones
• Prehistoric and later enclosure containing a stone hut circle 1.2km NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Wayside cross 620m south west of Basil Farm
• Wayside cross in Tresmeer churchyard
• Deserted medieval settlement 1125m WNW of Canaglaze
• Round cairn 460m north of Showery Tor
• Wayside cross 315m north of The Old Rectory, Altarnun
• Wayside cross 120m north of Basill
• Wayside cross 110m SSW of Youlstone
• Rectangular enclosures 520m west of Rosecare Villa Farm
• Leskernick stone alignment
• Three prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 1km NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Two adjoining prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 960m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor
• Round cairn 312m north-west of Showery Tor
• Five prehistoric round cairns and a ring cairn 920m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Two Bronze Age settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone on the south and western slopes of Leskernick Hill
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort with incorporated and adjacent cairns, chamber and medieval chapel on the summit ridge of Rough Tor and Little Rough Tor
• Holy Well 100m north east of St David's church
• Three bowl barrows 750m south east of Lower Brazacott Farm
• Three bowl barrows 250m north east of Lowermoor
• Round barrow cemetery including Tich Barrow 730m north east of Trehane Pool
• Two bowl barrows 595m north west of Belah Park Farm
• Prehistoric to post-medieval funerary, ritual and settlement remains on and around Louden Hill
• Bowl barrow 250m north west of Newpark
• Four prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 938m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Holyway Cross, 550m east of Hicksmill
• Wayside cross 290m north west of Basill
• Two bowl barrows 625m south of Greystone Farm
• Large multivallate hillfort called Warbstow Bury and a pillow mound known as the Giant's Grave
• Prehistoric round cairn with inner and outer kerbs and a central cist 485m WNW of Showery Tor
• Two bowl barrows 240m SSW of Wilsworthy Cross
• Co-axial field system, hut circle settlements, cairnfield and land boundaries on Carne Down
• Stone hut circle 525m SW of West Carne Farm
• Bowl barrow 60m west of Crowdy Reservoir dam
• Bowl barrow 660m north east of Tresoke
• Prehistoric linear boundary, adjacent irregular aggregate field system and hut circles, incorporated cairns and medieval grave on north-west Roughtor
• A round on Tregearedown Beacon, 295m north east of the Nook
• Ring cairn and two kerbed cairns on Bray Down
• Medieval wayside cross 320m south west of Higher Trevivian
• Round 310m south of Mill Farm
• Six cairns on Buttern Hill
• Iron Age defended settlement 425m west of Trebray
• Penhallam medieval moated manor house, 360m south west of Ashbury Camp
• Bowl barrow 700m east of Tregray Farm
• Round 800m south east of Pengold Farm
• Bowl barrow 110m north of Whitehill Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Medieval wayside cross 550m north-west of Lewannick church
• Four bowl barrows 445m north of Buttern Farm
• Multi-span bridge called Trerithick Bridge
• Roughtor holy well, 333m south-west of Showery Tor
• Bowl barrow 120m south west of Horizon View
• Prehistoric standing stone 695m north-west of Showery Tor
• Two bowl barrows 660m south west of Whitehill Cottage, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Round 300m north of Northdown
• St Clether's Chapel and Holy Well
• Round cairn 625m north-west of Showery Tor
• St Anne's Well, in Whitstone churchyard
• Prehistoric irregular field system with incorporated cairnfield and round cairn 1.08km north-west of Showery Tor
• Motte castle 80m north west of the church at Week St Mary
• Leskernick north stone circle
• Round (or petal) cairn on the summit of Leskernick Hill
• Medieval wayside cross in Altarnun churchyard
• Round cairn 567m north-west of Showery Tor
• Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor
• Three bowl barrows 600m south east of Small Hill Barton
• Slight univallate hillfort called Hilton Wood Castle
• Round 260m south west of Trengayor
• Promontory fort N of village
• Medieval wayside cross on Laneast Downs, 270m SSW of High Hall Farm
• Tor cairn on Showery Tor
• Holy well at Laneast
• Round barrow cemetery 610m north east of Creddacott Farm
• Ashbury Camp later prehistoric multivallate hillfort
• Medieval churchyard cross in Laneast churchyard