Boswedden is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Boswedden

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

Places near Boswedden feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Tehidy.

Boswedden has some unmissable country parks nearby like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Boswedden features a number of interesting towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Places near Boswedden feature a number of interesting hills including Kit Hill Country Park.

Boswedden has some unmissable villages nearby like Cremyll, and Botallack.

The area close to Boswedden boasts some of the best historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a number of airports near Boswedden including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Boswedden History

There are some historic monuments around Boswedden:

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