Boswarva
Boswarva is a Village in the county of Cornwall.
There are great places to visit near Boswarva including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
Don't miss Tehidy's hiking areas if visiting the area around Boswarva.
Boswarva has some unmissable country parks nearby like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Boswarva's best nearby towns can be found at Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
The area around Boswarva's best hills can be found at Kit Hill Country Park.
There are a several good villages in the Boswarva area like Cremyll, and Botallack.
Historic Buildings to visit near Boswarva include Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
The area around Boswarva boasts some of the best airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Boswarva History
There are some historic monuments around Boswarva:
- Cross slab at parish church
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- Round 340m south east of Trevean
- Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
- Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
- Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
- Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
- Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
- Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
- Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
- Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
- Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
- Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
- Medieval chapel called Chapel Jane
- Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
- Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
- Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
- Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Boskenna Gate Cross
- Round called Trewern Round
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
- Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
- Cross at Treassowe
- Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- Geevor Mine
- Dovecote called the 'Culver House', 330m SSW of Lower Bussow Farm
- Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
- Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
- Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
- Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
- Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
- Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
- Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
- Round called Lescudjack Castle
- Treen Common stone circle
- Watermill near Bosigran Castle
- Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
- Two kerbed cairns on Trendrine Hill
- Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
- Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
- Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Hut circle settlement at Sperris Croft 500yds (460m) SE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
- Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
- Round 450yds (405m) NW of Lower Chellew Farm
- Boskenna Cross
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
- Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
- Circular enclosure 385m NE of Higher Trenowin
- Penbeagle Cross
- Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
- Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
- Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
- Croftoe British village
- Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
- Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
- Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
- Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Long stone W of Boswens Common
- Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
- A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
- Hut circles, Higher Bussow
- Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
- Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
- Field system on Truthwall Common
- Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
- Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
- Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
- Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
- Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
- An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
- Field system on Dry Carn
- Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
- Holy well called Madron Well
- Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
- Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
- Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
- Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
- Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
- Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
- St Buryan churchtown cross
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
- Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
- Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
- Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
- Higher Levant Mine
- Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
- Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
- Botrea barrows
- Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
- The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
- Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
- Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
- Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
- Bowl barrow 260m SSE of Zennor Quoit
- Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
- Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
- Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
- A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
- Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
- Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
- Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
- Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
- Market cross
- Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
- Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
- Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
- Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
- Brunnion Cross, at Brunnion Carn
- Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
- Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
- Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
- Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit
- Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
- Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
- Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- Round called Lesingey Round
- Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Medieval wayside cross at Paul
- Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
- Two cist graves 500yds (460m) NE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
- Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
- Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
- Kerris Cross
- Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
- Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
- Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
- Wayside cross immediately south of St Towennicus' Church
- Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
- Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey
- Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
- Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
- Promontory Fort called Trereen Dinas
- Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
- Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
- Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
- Boleigh fogou
- The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
- Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia
- A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
- Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
- An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard
- Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
- Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
- Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
- Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
- Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
- Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
- Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
- Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
- Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
- Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
- Rectangular enclosures 700yds (640m) E of Tregerthen
- Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
- Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
- An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
- Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
Places to see near Boswarva
Lakes near Boswarva
Rivers near Boswarva
- 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
