Wheal Rose is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Wheal Rose postcode: TR16 5DD

Retail in Wheal Rose

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

The area around Wheal Rose's best hiking areas can be found at Tehidy.

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are some of Wheal Rose best country parks to visit near Wheal Rose.

Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are some of Wheal Rose best towns to visit near Wheal Rose.

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

The area around Wheal Rose boasts some of the best villages including Cremyll, and Botallack.

Places near Wheal Rose feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a several good airports in the Wheal Rose area like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Wheal Rose History

There are some historic monuments around Wheal Rose:

• Three round barrows 430m north east of Devichoys Barton
• Two bowl barrows 130m north west of Ropewalk Farm
• Bowl barrow 425m south west of Higher Callestick Farm
• Kerbed cairn called Hangman's Barrow
• Hillfort 225m north east of Bosvisack
• St Piran's Round
• Bell barrow 520m west of Pendown
• Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street
• Bowl barrow 100m south west of Callestick Vean
• Two wayside crosses 200m south of Scorrier House
• Part of the mining complex at South Condurrow and Wheal Grenville Mines, 410m south west of Newton Moor Farm
• Round barrow 550m north west of Treslow Farm
• Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 500m north and 510m north east of Two Burrows Farm
• Wheal Busy
• Later prehistoric to Romano-British round and Bronze Age to Roman hut circles and enclosures, 230m north west of Callestock Veor
• The Three Burrows
• Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm
• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• Cross 140yds (130m) E of Pendarves Farm
• Bowl barrow on St Agnes Beacon 350m west of Cannonball Farm
• Roman milestone at Mynheer Farm
• The Tolgus arsenic works 80m south east of East Tolgus House
• Wayside cross 95m ESE of Trevales House
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Peevor
• Wayside cross in St Agnes' churchyard
• Round barrow 40m south west of Hilltop Cottage
• Wayside cross on Whitcross Hill, immediately north of Seaview Terrace
• Three round barrows 255m north west of Ropewalk Farm
• Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church
• Round barrow known as Goodern Barrow, 550m east of St Michael's Church
• Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm
• Round barrow 230m south east of Chapel Farm
• Betty Adit tailings works, 170m south west of Harley Farm
• Coastguard look-out tower and landmark 240m north of Portreath Harbour
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Cornubia Farm
• Bowl barrow 125m south of St Peter's Church at Three Burrows
• Bowl barrow immediately north west of Mingoose Plantation
• Group of three bowl barrows 150m east of Rosehill Farm
• Bowl barrow 230m east of Trewirgie Farm
• Bowl barrow 325m south of Hurlingbarrow
• Gunpowder storage complex at Kennall Vale
• Round barrow 350m north of Devichoys Barton
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• Gunpowder works at Kennall Vale
• Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen
• Churchyard cross in St Illogan churchyard
• Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard
• Hillfort 250m south west of Tresawsen
• Bowl barrow in Mingoose Plantation
• Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan
• The remains of the Chapel of St Ia and adjacent cell
• Fish Cross: standing cross immediately east of the Town Hall
• Small stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' 60m east of Carthew House
• The Four Burrows
• Wayside cross 290m west of Trevales Farm
• Cast iron footbridge at Perran Mill
• Caer Dane
• Round 280m south west of Trebowland
• East Pool Mine
• Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine
• Bowl barrow 150m south of Treworthal Farm
• Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm
• Wayside cross in Gwennap churchyard
• A prehistoric round known as Caer Kief
• Three bowl barrows 245m north west of Gregwartha Cottage
• Neolithic hilltop enclosure with later settlement and defensive structures, a prehistoric field system, a medieval castle and deer park and mineral workings on Carn Brea
• Round barrow 400m north of Anchor
• Round 520m north west of Trevissick Farm
• Bowl barrow 400m south of Higher Reen Farm
• Two bowl barrows 275m south west of Higher Callestick Farm
• Standing cross 120m south west of Little Carnkief
• Round and associated remains 150m south of Mount Pleasant
• Bowl barrow 425m north west of Little Regarded Farm
• Bolster Bank
• Wheal Kitty 20th century tin processing works
• Round in Devichoys Wood 600yds (540m) S of Perran Wharf
• Bowl barrow 425m north east of Polvenna
• Round 180m north east of Polstein
• Two bowl barrows 250m south east and 230m north east of Ashgrove Farm
• Iron Age defended settlement 550m east of Feadon Farm
• Cliff castle at Tubby's Head
• Medieval chapel and enclosures 570m north west of Wheal Freedom
• Later prehistoric to Roman round and enclosures with medieval field system 260m west of Coosewartha Farm
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm
• World War II fighter pens and defences, and other associated remains, at the airfield formerly known as RAF Perranporth, Trevellas