Boswens Common
Boswens Common is a hill in Sancreed, Cornwall, England and has an elevation of 738 feet. Boswens Common is situated nearby to the hamlet Great Bosullow, as well as near the locality Lower Bodinnar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chûn Castle and Chûn Quoit.
Chûn Castle
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chûn Castle is a large Iron Age hillfort near Penzance in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The fort was built about 2,500 years ago, and fell into disuse until the early centuries AD when it was possibly re-occupied to protect the nearby tin mines.
Chûn Quoit
Archaeological site
Photo: Jim Champion (treehouse1977), CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chûn Quoit is one of the best preserved of all Neolithic quoits in western Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Chûn Quoit is located in open moorland near Pendeen and Morvah.
Carn Kenidjack
Peak
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carn Kenidjack is a hill in Tregeseal, Cornwall, UK. It is covered in megaliths including Tregeseal East stone circle. A tale is told that two miners returning home one night witnessed a wrestling match near Carn Kenidjack, which was presided over by the Devil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Great Bosullow and Little Bosullow.
Great Bosullow
Hamlet
Great Bosullow is a hamlet south-east of Morvah in west Cornwall, England, UK. Bosullow Common is an extensive area of heathland. Great Bosullow lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Little Bosullow
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Bosullow is a hamlet in the civil parish of Madron, Cornwall, England, UK. Great Bosullow is to the west, Bosullow is on the B3312 Madron to Morvah road and Bosullow Common is to the north.
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.
Boswens Common
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 738 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Sancreed, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.13626° or 50° 8′ 11″ northLongitude
-5.6375° or 5° 38′ 15″ westElevation
738 feet (225 metres)Open location code
9C2P49P7+G2GeoNames ID
12615906
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lower Bodinnar and Portherras.
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