Boscaswell
Boscaswell is a village in the extreme west of Cornwall, England, UK. It lies towards the cliffs from Pendeen, looking west across fields to the Atlantic Ocean.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Cornwall, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Boscaswell, Cornwall” and “Lower Boscaswell”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Geevor Tin Mine and Pendeen Lighthouse.
Geevor Tin Mine
Photo: Ahwmay, Public domain.
Geevor Tin Mine, formerly North Levant Mine is a tin mine in the far west of Cornwall, England, between the villages of Pendeen and Trewellard. It was operational between 1911 and 1990 during which time it produced about 50,000 tons of black tin.
Pendeen Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pendeen Lighthouse, also known as Pendeen Watch is an active aid to navigation located 2 kilometres to the north of Pendeen in west Cornwall, England. It is located within the Aire Point to Carrick Du SSSI, the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Penwith Heritage Coast.
Levant Mine and Beam Engine
Museum
Photo: John Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Levant Mine and Beam Engine is a National Trust property at Trewellard, Pendeen, near St Just, Cornwall, England, UK. Its main attraction is that it has the world's oldest Cornish steam winding engine still working in its original location.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pendeen and Trewellard.
Pendeen
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 uk.
Pendeen is a former mining town in West Cornwall. It is a quaint village in a designated 'Area of Natural Outstanding Beauty' with lots of interesting features such as the stunning lighthouse, a lovely beach, bronze-age monuments such as 'Pendeen Fogou', the…
Trewellard
Village
Photo: Renouk, Public domain.
Trewellard is a small village on the north coast road between St Just and St Ives in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies along the B3306 road which connects St Ives to the A30 road.
Bojewyan
Village
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bojewyan is a settlement on the Penwith Peninsula in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village lies along the B3306 road which runs along the north coast and connects St Ives to St Just.
Boscaswell
- Category: locality
- Location: St Just in Penwith, West Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.15464° or 50° 9′ 17″ northLongitude
-5.67201° or 5° 40′ 19″ westElevation
341 feet (104 metres)Open location code
9C2P583H+V5OpenStreetMap ID
node 29170536OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Boscaswell” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Boscaswell”
- Cornish: “Boskaswal”
- Dutch: “Boscaswell”
- French: “Boscaswell”
- Irish: “Boscaswell”
- Polish: “Boscaswell”
- Welsh: “Boscaswell”
- Welsh: “Boskaswal”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pendeen Carn and Portherras.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hard Rock Museum and Geevor Tin Mine.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Boscaswell”. Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.