Great Bosullow
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chûn Castle and Mên-an-Tol.
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.
Mên-an-Tol
Archaeological site
Photo: Bkroll, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mên-an-Tol is a small formation of standing stones in Cornwall, England. It is about three miles northwest of Madron. It is also known locally as the "Crick Stone".
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Little Bosullow and Lanyon.
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.
Lanyon
Hamlet
Photo: Jowaninpensans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lanyon is a hamlet in the parish of Madron in Cornwall, England, UK. It is situated on a north facing slope on the Madron to Morvah road. The nearest town is Penzance 4 miles to the south.
Trevowhan
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trevowhan is a hamlet in the parish of Morvah, Cornwall, England, UK, and lies 0.5 miles east of the village of Morvah. A terrace of a house and two cottages in the hamlet is a Grade II listed building.
Great Bosullow
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Cornwall, England
- Category: locality
- Location: Madron, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.14592° or 50° 8′ 45″ northLongitude
-5.62° or 5° 37′ 12″ westElevation
505 feet (154 metres)Open location code
9C2P49WH+9XOpenStreetMap ID
node 642070260OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Cornish to Welsh—“Great Bosullow” goes by many names.
- Cornish: “Boschiwolow Veur”
- Welsh: “Boschiwolow Veur”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lower Tregerest and Giant’s Holt.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Boscawens Common and Lanyon Quoit.
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