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