Boscean is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Boscean

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

Boscean is near some unmissable hiking areas like Tehidy,

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are some of Boscean best country parks to visit near Boscean.

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

The area close to Boscean boasts some of the best hills including Kit Hill Country Park.

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

There are a number of historic buildings near to Boscean including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

Boscean History

There are some historic monuments around Boscean:

• Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
• Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
• Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
• Medieval chapel called St Helen's Chapel with a dwelling and enclosure at Cape Cornwall
• Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
• Botrea barrows
• Group of round barrows on Truthwall Common
• Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
• An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
• Barrow 250yds (230m) W of Higher Botallack
• Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
• Ring cairn 305m NNW of Joppa Farm
• Barrow 100yds (90m) SE of Halgolluir Farm
• St Buryan churchtown cross
• Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
• Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Courtyard house settlement 335m south of Nanjulian Farm
• Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Kerbed cairn 365m north west of Tredinney
• Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
• Wayside cross 260m south east of Mayon Farm
• Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
• Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
• Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
• Fogou at Lower Boscaswell
• Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Fogou 70m north of Pendeen Manor Farm
• Field system on Truthwall Common
• Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
• Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
• Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
• An entrance grave re-used as a kerbed cairn with cist known as 'Chapel Carn Brea'
• Boskenna Cross
• Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
• Two ring cairns 110m north east of Chycarne
• Promontory fort called Kenidjack Castle
• Holed stones on Kenidjack Common
• Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point
• Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
• Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
• Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
• Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
• Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
• Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
• Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel
• Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Kerbed cairn 225m south of Heather Farm
• Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
• Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
• Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine
• Boslow Cross 550yds (500m) NW of Boslow Farm
• Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
• Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
• Wayside cross in St Just Vicarage garden
• Wayside cross-head in St Sennen's churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
• Standing stone 200yds (180m) W of Chycarne
• Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
• Round 340m south east of Trevean
• Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
• Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
• Round barrow 200yds (180m) NNW of Long Stone
• Round called Trewern Round
• The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
• Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
• Kerbed cairn 100m NNW of Chapel Carn Brea
• Porthgwarra Ullies
• Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
• Crows-an-wra medieval wayside cross and a turnpike milestone.
• Part of a prehistoric field system and medieval strip fields 250m south west of Higher Bartinney
• Barrow 800yds (730m) WNW of Boswens Farm
• Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
• Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
• Two barrows on Woon Gumpus Common 700yds (640m) NNW of Boslow Farm
• Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
• Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
• Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley
• Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
• Two kerbed cairns 240m WSW of Boscregan
• Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
• Field system on Dry Carn
• Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Entrance grave 140m east of Kerrow
• Geevor Mine
• Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
• Wayside cross at Nanquidno Farm
• Stone hut circle 40m west of Carnyorth Farm
• Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
• Leswidden Stone, 370m south west of Leswidden
• Wayside cross in St Sennen's churchyard, 6m north of the church
• Croftoe British village
• Cross slab at parish church
• Medieval chapel called Chapel Jane
• Boskenna Gate Cross
• Carnyorth Circles, Carnyorth Farm
• Round cairn and medieval settlement 150m south of Solomons Isle
• Churchyard cross in St Just's churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Round cairn 230m SSW of Higher Tregiffian
• The Ballowall Barrow incorporating entrance grave, cairn, ritual pits and cists 420m WSW of Bollowal Farm
• Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
• Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
• Stone hut circle 390m south east of Little Brea Farm
• Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
• Trevorgans Cross 375m east of Crows-an-wra
• Cliff castle known as Maen Castle
• Round cairn on Carn Polpry
• Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
• Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
• Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
• Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
• Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
• Watermill near Bosigran Castle
• Long stone W of Boswens Common
• Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
• Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor Noon
• Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
• Medieval playing place known as Plain an Gwary, St Just
• Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
• Multi-period archaeological landscape 430m north of Tredinney
• Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
• Round barrow 550yds (500m) N of Chycarne
• Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
• Tin streamworks 245m south east of Higher Numphra
• Two large regular stone circles 290m north east of Hailglower Farm
• Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
• Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
• Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
• Wayside cross immediately north east of St John the Baptist's Church
• Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
• Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
• Two kerbed cairns 285m north east of Higher Botallack
• Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
• A kerbed cairn with cists, 450m north east of Trevedra Farm
• Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
• Promontory Fort called Trereen Dinas
• Trevescan Cross 340m SSW of Sennen Church
• Higher Levant Mine
• Enclosed hut circle settlement, 500m north-west of Jericho Farm
• Hut circle on Carnyorth Common 200yds (180m) W of Carn Kenidjack
• Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
• Enclosure containing eight round cairns known as Bartine Castle, 460m south east of Higher Bartinney
• Standing stone 230m west of the Old Manor
• Medieval wayside cross 150m ESE of Lower Alsia