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.
Tehidy is a great place to visit close to Boscean if you like hiking areas.
Don't miss Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Boscean.
Don't miss Callington, Polperro, and St Ives's towns if visiting the area around Boscean.
The area around Boscean's best hills can be found at Kit Hill Country Park.
Don't miss Cremyll, and Botallack's villages if visiting the area around Boscean.
Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is one of Boscean's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Boscean.
Boscean's best nearby airports can be found at Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Boscean History
There are some historic monuments around Boscean:
- Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
- Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
- Watermill near Bosigran Castle
- Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
- Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
- Croftoe British village
- Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
- Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point
- Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
- Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
- Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
- Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
- Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
- Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
- Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- Porthgwarra Ullies
- Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
- Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- Cross slab at parish church
- Promontory Fort called Trereen Dinas
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
- Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
- Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
- Wayside cross in St Sennen's churchyard, 6m north of the church
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Boskenna Cross
- Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- 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
- Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
- Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
- Field system on Truthwall Common
- Round cairn on Carn Polpry
- Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
- Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
- Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
- Cliff castle known as Maen Castle
- Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
- Standing stone 230m west of the Old Manor
- Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
- Higher Levant Mine
- Botrea barrows
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
- Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
- Long stone W of Boswens Common
- Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
- Field system on Dry Carn
- Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
- Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
- Medieval chapel called Chapel Jane
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
- Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
- Geevor Mine
- Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
- Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Boskenna Gate Cross
- Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
- Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
- Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
- Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
- Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
- Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
- Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley
- The Ballowall Barrow incorporating entrance grave, cairn, ritual pits and cists 420m WSW of Bollowal Farm
- Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
- Trevescan Cross 340m SSW of Sennen Church
- Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
- Round called Trewern Round
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
- Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
- Medieval chapel called St Helen's Chapel with a dwelling and enclosure at Cape Cornwall
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
- Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
- Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
- Round 340m south east of Trevean
- Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
- Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel
- Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
- Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
- Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- St Buryan churchtown cross
- Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
- Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
- Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
- Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
- Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
- Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
- Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
- Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
- Promontory fort called Kenidjack Castle
- An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
- Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
- Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
- Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
- The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
- Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
- Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
- Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
- Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
- Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
- Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
- Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
- Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
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
