Boscean
Boscean is a Village in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Boscean including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
Hiking Areas to visit near Boscean include Tehidy.
Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are some of Boscean best country parks to visit near Boscean.
Boscean's best nearby towns can be found at Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
Boscean is near some unmissable hills like Kit Hill Country Park,
Boscean's best nearby villages can be found at Cremyll, and Botallack.
Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is a great place to visit close to Boscean if you like historic buildings.
There are a several good airports in the Boscean area like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Boscean History
There are some historic monuments around Boscean:
- Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
- The Ballowall Barrow incorporating entrance grave, cairn, ritual pits and cists 420m WSW of Bollowal Farm
- Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
- Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
- Geevor Mine
- Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
- Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
- Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
- Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
- Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
- Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
- Botrea barrows
- Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
- Boskenna Gate Cross
- St Buryan churchtown cross
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
- Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
- Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
- Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
- Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
- Long stone W of Boswens Common
- An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
- Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
- Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
- Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Round cairn on Carn Polpry
- Field system on Dry Carn
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
- Promontory fort called Kenidjack Castle
- Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
- Promontory Fort called Trereen Dinas
- Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Medieval chapel called St Helen's Chapel with a dwelling and enclosure at Cape Cornwall
- Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
- Field system on Truthwall Common
- Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
- Wayside cross in St Sennen's churchyard, 6m north of the church
- Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Wayside cross-head in St Sennen's churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
- Medieval chapel called Chapel Jane
- Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
- Standing stone 230m west of the Old Manor
- Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
- Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
- Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
- The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
- Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point
- Higher Levant Mine
- Round called Trewern Round
- Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
- Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
- Round 340m south east of Trevean
- Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
- Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
- Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
- Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
- Croftoe British village
- Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
- Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
- Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
- Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
- Trevescan Cross 340m SSW of Sennen Church
- Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
- Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
- Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
- Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
- Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
- Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
- Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
- Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
- Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
- Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
- Watermill near Bosigran Castle
- Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
- Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
- Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Porthgwarra Ullies
- A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
- Boskenna Cross
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
- Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- Cliff castle known as Maen Castle
- Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
- Cross slab at parish church
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
- Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
- Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
- Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
- Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
- Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
- Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
- Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
- Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
- Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
- Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
- An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
- Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
- Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
Places to see near Boscean
Lakes near Boscean
Rivers near Boscean
- West Looe River
- Polperro River
- East Looe River
- Seaton
- Upper River Ruthern
- Amble
- Camel (De Lank to Stannon)
- Stannon Stream
- Lower River Camel
- St Lawrence Stream
- Issey Brook (Camel)
- Upper River Amble
- De Lank River
- Lower River Ruthern
- Demelza Stream (Ruthern)
- Polmorla Stream
- Upper River Camel
- Amble tributary (Camel)
- Allen
- Lanivet Stream
- Porth Stream
- Gannel (Upper)
- Menalhyl
- Gannel (Lower)
- Harlyn Water
- Benny Stream
- Porthcothan Stream
- Trebant Water
- Lerryn River
- Cardinham Water
- Warleggan River
- Fowey (Upper)
- Fowey (Warleggan to St Neot)
- Pont Pill
- St Neot River
- Lower River Fowey
- Crackington Stream
- Marsland Water
- Lower River Strat
- Lower River Neet
- Upper River Neet
- Jacob Stream
- Valency
- Upper River Strat
- Coombe Valley Stream
- Newlyn River
- Trevaylor Stream
- Penberth Stream
- Marazion River
- Lamorna Stream
- Roseworthy Stream
- Portreath Stream
- Red River (Upper)
- Bolingey Stream
- Red River (Lower)
- Hayle
- Angarrack Stream
- Holywell Stream
- Kestle Stream
- Upper River Allen (Fal)
- Kenwyn
- Kennal
- Zelah Brook
- Brighton Stream
- Hicks Mill Stream
- Gwindra Stream
- Tresillian River (Lower)
- Upper River Fal
- Calenick Stream
- Trevella Stream
- Tresillian River (Upper)
- Lower River Allen (Fal)
- Lower River Fal
- Upper Carnon River
- Lower River Carnon
- Bokiddick Stream
- Crinnis River
- St Austell River
- Caerhays Stream
- Par River (Upper)
- Par River (Lower)
- Tywardreath Stream
- Carminowe Creek
- Gunwalloe Stream
- Cury River
- Helford River
- Manaccan River
- Poltesco River
- Lestraines River
- Lower River Cober
- Porthleven Stream
- Upper River Cober
- Gweek River
- Upper River Inny
- Penpont Water
- Cotehele Stream
- Lowley Brook
- Lower River Inny
- Lower River Tamar
- Upper River Lynher
- Tiddy
- Withey Brook
- Lower River Lynher
- Tala Water
- Canworthy Water
- Carey
- Tamar (River Ottery to River Deer)
- Tamar (Small Brook to River Deer)
- Upper River Ottery
- Kensey
- Tamar (Small Brook to Lamberal Water)
- Small Brook (Tamar)
- Claw
- Tamar (River Ottery to River Lyd)
- Lower River Ottery
- Upper River Tamar
- Caudworthy Water
- Deer
- Lamberal Water
- Bolesbridge Water
- Derril Water
- Middle River Ottery
