Boswin is a Area in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Boswin

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

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Boswin like Tehidy.

The area around Boswin boasts some of the best country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a several good towns in the Boswin area like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Kit Hill Country Park is one of Boswin's best, nearby hills to visit in Boswin.

The area around Boswin features a number of interesting villages including Cremyll, and Botallack.

The area around Boswin's best historic buildings can be found at Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a several good airports in the Boswin area like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Boswin History

There are some historic monuments around Boswin:

• Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen
• Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm
• Round 260m south of Tenament Farm
• Romano-British defended settlement 340m ESE of Grambla
• Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House
• Gunpowder storage complex at Kennall Vale
• Earthwork 100yds (90m) ESE of Tregidden
• Neolithic hilltop enclosure with later settlement and defensive structures, a prehistoric field system, a medieval castle and deer park and mineral workings on Carn Brea
• Wayside cross at Nanjarrow
• Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear
• Gunpowder works at Kennall Vale
• Three rectangular defended enclosures 460m north east of Merthen Manor
• Iron Age defended settlement 550m east of Feadon Farm
• Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower
• Cross 140yds (130m) E of Pendarves Farm
• Part of the mining complex at South Condurrow and Wheal Grenville Mines, 410m south west of Newton Moor Farm
• Wheal Busy
• Round 220m south east of The Level House
• Round, medieval chapel, burial ground and standing cross 60m south east of Merthyr Uny House
• Roman milestone at Mynheer Farm
• Round 600yds (550m) WNW of Helford
• Wayside cross 100m south east of Tretheague House
• Wayside cross and cross-base in Camborne churchyard, 10m south west of the church
• Minor Romano British villa 100m south east of Magor Farm
• Wayside cross 95m ESE of Trevales House
• The remains of the Chapel of St Ia and adjacent cell
• Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance
• Round 280m south west of Trebowland
• 'Pixie's Hall'
• Churchyard cross in St Illogan churchyard
• Wayside cross 160m south of Trevease Farm
• Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard
• Bowl barrow 230m east of Trewirgie Farm
• Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
• The Tolgus arsenic works 80m south east of East Tolgus House
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm
• Kerbed cairn called Hangman's Barrow
• Round in North Cliff Plantation 800yds (730m) NW of Tehidy Hospital
• Part of a cliff castle called Crane Castle
• Holy well at Trelill, 190m ENE of Trelill House
• Wayside cross 290m west of Trevales Farm
• Two wayside crosses, south and east of Bonallack Barton
• Cross in the Vicarage Garden
• Wayside cross at Trenethick Barton
• Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan
• Medieval wayside cross 85m north east of Trewardreva Mill
• Later prehistoric to Roman round incorporating contemporary fogou at Halliggye
• Small stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' 60m east of Carthew House
• Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church
• Wayside cross in Gwennap churchyard
• Three bowl barrows 245m north west of Gregwartha Cottage
• Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn
• Three wayside crosses 235m south east of Bosvathick
• East Pool Mine
• Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Peevor
• Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm
• Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
• Wayside cross in Camborne churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Round 200m north east of Burncoose
• Bowl barrow at Tolvan Cross
• Wayside Cross at Camborne Park Recreation Ground
• Betty Adit tailings works, 170m south west of Harley Farm
• Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine
• Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance
• Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, 10m south west of the church
• Wayside cross on Whitcross Hill, immediately north of Seaview Terrace
• Two wayside crosses 200m south of Scorrier House
• A holed stone known as 'The Tolvan Stone' at Tolvan Cross
• Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack'
• Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor
• Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm
• Wayside cross in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, south of the church
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm
• Wayside cross at the junction between Cross Street and Church Street, Helston
• Wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard
• Mawgan Cross early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross shaft
• Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm
• Round 205m south of Goongillings
• Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
• Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church
• Two bowl barrows 250m west of Silverwell Farm
• Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm