Boscastle is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Boscastle postcode: PL35 0HE

Retail in Boscastle

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

Hiking Areas to visit near Boscastle include Tehidy.

There are a number of country parks near Boscastle including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are great places to visit near Boscastle if you like towns.

Hills to visit near Boscastle include Kit Hill Country Park.

There are a number of villages near Boscastle including Cremyll, and Botallack.

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

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

Boscastle History

There are some historic monuments around Boscastle:

• Three barrows 550m ENE of Cansford
• Prehistoric ring cairn 810m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Round 410m west of Kenningstockmill
• Round cairn 180m north of Trevarthian
• Wayside cross in Lesnewth churchyard
• Two hut circles 400m WSW of Furhouse
• Bowl barrow 490m SSW of Tregatherall Farm
• Two bowl barrows 625m south of Greystone Farm
• Dovecote 35m south of the Vicarage, Tintagel
• Bowl barrow 200m west of Tresplatt Farm
• Part of an early-Christian cemetery 65m north west of Tintagel church
• Prehistoric standing stone 695m north-west of Showery Tor
• Holy Well 100m north east of St David's church
• Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor
• Prehistoric and later enclosure containing a stone hut circle 1.2km NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Trevena Cross
• Three bowl barrows 250m north east of Lowermoor
• Two bowl barrows 660m south west of Whitehill Cottage, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Medieval long-house with adjacent enclosure 1.44km NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Three prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 1km NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Tregatheral Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Forrabury Cross, 40m SSW of Forrabury church
• Bowl barrow 420m south east of Higher Parkwalls
• Wayside cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Rock art at Rocky Valley, 150m north of Trevillett Mill
• Three bowl barrows, 60m and 250m south and 500m south west of Nettings Park
• An early Christian memorial stone 380m south east of Worthyvale Manor
• Early medieval decorated and inscribed wayside cross shaft and base on Waterpit Down, 250m WSW of Hallwell Barton Bungalow
• Prehistoric stone setting 62m north-west of the Stannon Stone Circle
• The Trevia Cross, at Sportsmans
• Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, and religious and funerary remains on the middle and lower slopes west and south of Roughtor
• Round cairn 625m north-west of Showery Tor
• Prehistoric house platform on south-east Roughtor, 985m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Neolithic long cairn north-east of Louden Hill
• Cross 410m north east of Tregrylls
• Churchyard cross in the cemetery at St Teath, 60m north west of the church
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort with incorporated and adjacent cairns, chamber and medieval chapel on the summit ridge of Rough Tor and Little Rough Tor
• Round cairn 567m north-west of Showery Tor
• Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor
• Prehistoric round cairn with inner and outer kerbs and a central cist 485m WNW of Showery Tor
• Bowl barrow called Condolden Barrow
• Prehistoric round cairn 865m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Hut circles near New Hall
• Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit
• The Castle Goff Stone and Valley Truckle Cross in St Julitta's churchyard
• Two stone hut circles 130m south east of Highsteps
• Bowl barrow 60m west of Crowdy Reservoir dam
• Round 800m south east of Pengold Farm
• Round 260m south west of Trengayor
• Round called Castle Goff
• Three wayside crosses in St Julitta's churchyard
• Earthwork on Hill Down 500yds (450m) WSW of Tresparrett Posts
• Two bowl barrows 595m north west of Belah Park Farm
• Motte and bailey castle at Boscastle
• Prehistoric to post-medieval funerary, ritual and settlement remains on and around Louden Hill
• Prehistoric linear boundary, adjacent irregular aggregate field system and hut circles, incorporated cairns and medieval grave on north-west Roughtor
• Iron Age defended settlement 170m north west of Cargurra
• Motte castle known as Bossiney Castle
• Wayside cross at Trevia Walls
• Anderton Mill Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m north of the church
• Wayside cross 220m north west of Steppes Farm
• Tor cairn on Showery Tor
• Standing stone 415m south west of Moorgate called 'Long Stone'
• Trevalga Cross in Trevalga churchyard
• Three bowl barrows 130m east of Starapark Farm
• Round 275m SSE of Little Delinuth
• Two adjoining prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 960m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Stone hut circle north of Dinnever Hill, 200m WNW of the Stannon Stone Circle
• Round barrow cemetery including Tich Barrow 730m north east of Trehane Pool
• Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate
• Medieval wayside cross at Fenterleigh crossroads, 750m south-east of Bossiney
• Four prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 938m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Three platform cairns 320m south-east of Moorgate
• Roughtor holy well, 333m south-west of Showery Tor
• Medieval longhouse settlement (known locally as Lamlavery), and an associated field system
• Five prehistoric round cairns and a ring cairn 920m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Romano-British and early medieval settlement, medieval church, castle and associated features on Tintagel Island and adjoining mainland
• Round cairn 460m north of Showery Tor
• Round cairn 417m north-west of Showery Tor
• Five bowl barrows south of Newton Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Prehistoric irregular field system with incorporated cairnfield and round cairn 1.08km north-west of Showery Tor
• Round cairn 312m north-west of Showery Tor
• Promontory fort N of village
• Bowl barrow 110m north of Whitehill Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery