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.
Places near Boscean feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Tehidy.
The area around Boscean features a number of interesting country parks including 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 Boscean.
Kit Hill Country Park is a great place to visit close to Boscean if you like hills.
Boscean has some unmissable villages nearby like Cremyll, and Botallack.
The area close to Boscean boasts some of the best historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
The area around Boscean boasts some of the best airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Boscean History
There are some historic monuments around Boscean:
- Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
- Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
- Promontory Fort called Trereen Dinas
- Geevor Mine
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
- Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
- Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
- Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
- Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
- Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
- Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
- Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
- Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
- Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
- Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
- Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
- Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
- Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
- Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
- Watermill near Bosigran Castle
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
- Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley
- Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
- Boskenna Cross
- Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
- Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
- Higher Levant Mine
- The Ballowall Barrow incorporating entrance grave, cairn, ritual pits and cists 420m WSW of Bollowal Farm
- The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
- Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
- Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
- Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
- Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
- Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
- Field system on Truthwall Common
- Porthgwarra Ullies
- Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
- Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
- Cliff castle known as Maen Castle
- Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
- Croftoe British village
- Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
- Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
- Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Trevescan Cross 340m SSW of Sennen Church
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
- Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
- Boskenna Gate Cross
- Wayside cross in St Sennen's churchyard, 6m north of the church
- Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
- Standing stone 230m west of the Old Manor
- Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
- A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
- Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
- Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
- Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Field system on Dry Carn
- Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
- St Buryan churchtown cross
- Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
- Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
- Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
- Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
- Medieval chapel called Chapel Jane
- Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
- Cross slab at parish church
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
- Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
- Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
- Round called Trewern Round
- Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
- An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
- Botrea barrows
- Medieval chapel called St Helen's Chapel with a dwelling and enclosure at Cape Cornwall
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
- Long stone W of Boswens Common
- Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
- Round 340m south east of Trevean
- Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel
- Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point
- Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
- Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
- Round cairn on Carn Polpry
- Promontory fort called Kenidjack Castle
- Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
- Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
- Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
- Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
- Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
- Wayside cross-head in St Sennen's churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
- Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
- Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
- Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
- Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
- Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
- Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
- Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
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
