Boscean

Boscean is a hamlet in the civil parish of , on the Penwith peninsula in west , England, United Kingdom, approximately half-a-mile northwest of St Just. The name means 'waterless dwelling'.
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Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Botallack Mine and St Just Library.

Photo: Kevin Walsh, CC BY 2.0.
The is a former mine in in the west of , UK.

Library
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Archaeological site
Photo: Frances Watts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a prehistoric funerary cairn which…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kenidjack Valley and Botallack.

Locality
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, sometimes referred to as Nancherrow…

Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in west , England, United Kingdom.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in a valley 0.72 miles northeast…

Boscean

Latitude
50.13128° or 50° 7′ 53″ north
Longitude
-5.69093° or 5° 41′ 27″ west
Elevation
312 feet (95 metres)
Open location code
9C2P48J5+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3878535832
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
13283825
Wiki­data ID
Q4947143
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Boscean” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Boscean”
  • Cornish: “Bosseghan”
  • French: “Boscean”
  • Polish: “Boscean”
  • Welsh: “Bosseghan”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kenidjack and Boswedden.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Chimney and Beam Engine House (Wheal Edwards).

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Worth a closer look: Penzance and Land’s End.

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