Boskenwyn is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Boskenwyn

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

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

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are great places to visit near Boskenwyn if you like country parks.

Boskenwyn has some unmissable towns nearby like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

Villages to visit near Boskenwyn include Cremyll, and Botallack.

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is one of Boskenwyn's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Boskenwyn.

Airports to visit near Boskenwyn include Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Boskenwyn History

There are some historic monuments around Boskenwyn:

• Round 200m north east of Burncoose
• Three bowl barrows 1295m east of Trenoon forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round 220m south east of The Level House
• Three bowl barrows 350m north of Poldhu Cove
• Round 280m south west of Trebowland
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• Medieval chapel enclosure 340m south east of Hendra Farm
• Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear
• Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill
• Wayside cross 290m west of Trevales Farm
• Wayside cross at Trenethick Barton
• Gunpowder works at Kennall Vale
• Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm
• Hut circle settlement 950yds (870m) NW of Gwenter Farm
• Cliff castle W of Gunwalloe Church
• Small stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' 60m east of Carthew House
• Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn
• Wayside cross 95m ESE of Trevales House
• Bowl barrow at Tolvan Cross
• Three round barrows 350yds (320m) E of Burnoon
• Platform barrow and four bowl barrows south of Carn Maer forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower
• Kerbed cairn called Hangman's Barrow
• Holy well at Trelill, 190m ENE of Trelill House
• Two round barrows on Pedngwinian Head
• Round 600yds (550m) WNW of Helford
• Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm
• Gunpowder storage complex at Kennall Vale
• Round, medieval chapel, burial ground and standing cross 60m south east of Merthyr Uny House
• Mawgan Cross early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft
• Wayside cross in Gunwalloe churchyard, 0.75m east of the church
• Two wayside crosses, south and east of Bonallack Barton
• Part of the mining complex at South Condurrow and Wheal Grenville Mines, 410m south west of Newton Moor Farm
• Wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard
• Bowl barrow 800m north west of Gwenter Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church
• Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Earthwork SE of Trelan Plantation
• The remains of the Chapel of St Ia and adjacent cell
• Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen
• Wayside cross 230m south west of Trenlanvean Farm
• Bowl barrow at Beeswing
• Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance
• Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, 10m south west of the church
• Two bowl barrows 570m south west of Polkerth forming part of a larger round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Churchyard cross in St Melaine's churchyard
• Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack'
• Wayside cross 240m north west of Higher Predannack Farm
• Three wayside crosses 235m south east of Bosvathick
• Cross 140yds (130m) E of Pendarves Farm
• Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
• Three round barrows 500yds (460m) W of Polkerth
• Two bowl barrows 200m north west of Fox Covert, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor
• Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan
• Churchyard cross in Cury churchyard
• Hut circle 500yds (460m) S of Trelan Plantation
• Bowl barrow 550m south east of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Wayside cross at Nanjarrow
• Round 205m south of Goongillings
• Two bowl barrows and one platform barrow between 600m and 830m south east of Trudnoe Farm
• Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
• Wayside cross at the junction between Cross Street and Church Street, Helston
• A holed stone known as 'The Tolvan Stone' at Tolvan Cross
• Round barrow 400yds (370m) NW of Traboe Cross
• Three bowl barrows between 200m and 730m north of Hayle Kimbra Pool
• Bowl barrow 165m ESE of The Barrow
• Bowl barrow 280m NNW of Southernwood
• Small circular earthwork 500yds (460m) N of Gweal Goose
• Promontory fort at Lankidden
• Three bowl barrows 650m SSW of Polkerth forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Six bowl barrows at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Two bowl barrows 640m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow 300m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard
• Medieval wayside cross base, 10m south of Gunwalloe church
• Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm
• Three rectangular defended enclosures 460m north east of Merthen Manor
• Later prehistoric to Roman round incorporating contemporary fogou at Halliggye
• Three bowl barrows 815m north west of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Romano-British defended settlement 340m ESE of Grambla
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• Bowl barrow 680m WSW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Three bowl barrows 500m SSW of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House
• Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm
• Bowl barrow 870m north west of Gwendreath Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Round 530m ESE of Treloskan
• Hut circle with associated field system 100yds (90m) NNW of Poldowrian Farm
• Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm
• Wayside cross in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, south of the church
• Round 260m south of Tenament Farm
• Earthwork 100yds (90m) ESE of Tregidden
• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
• Three bowl barrows 550m NNW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Bowl barrow 1080m NNW of Gwendreath Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Bowl barrow 85m north west of Arrowan Vean
• Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
• Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance
• Bowl barrow 315m ESE of Leech Pool, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm
• Animal pound 390m south of Croft Pascoe Pool
• Three bowl barrows 245m north west of Gregwartha Cottage
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm
• Two round barrows on Goonhilly Downs 600yds (550m) NE of Trenoon