Bosiliack Barrow
Bosiliack Barrow is a barrow on the Penwith Moors between Madron and Morvah near the hamlet of Bosiliack in Cornwall, UK. The barrow is Neolithic and was excavated in 1984, causing little disturbance to the ancient site.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Malcolm Kewn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient burial mound in Cornwall, England
- Also known as: “Bosiliack Entrance Grave”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lanyon Quoit and Mên-an-Tol.
Lanyon Quoit
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Lanyon Quoit is a dolmen in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, 2 miles southeast of Morvah. It collapsed in a storm in 1815 and was re-erected nine years later, and as a result the dolmen is now very different from its original appearance. Lanyon Quoit is situated 1,800 feet south of Bosiliack Barrow.
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". Mên-an-Tol is situated 2,800 feet northwest of Bosiliack Barrow.
Ding Dong mines
Archaeological site
Photo: Malcolm Kewn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Ding Dong mines lie in an old and extensive mining area in the parish of Madron, in Penwith, Cornwall. They are about two miles north east of the St Just to Penzance road and look over Mount's Bay and St Michael's Mount to the south west. Ding Dong mines is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Bosiliack Barrow.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lanyon and Boskednan.
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.
Boskednan
Hamlet
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boskednan is a hamlet near Mulfra Hill northwest of Penzance in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the civil parish of Madron. The Boskednan stone circle, also called the Nine Maidens of Boskednan, is nearby.
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.
Bosiliack Barrow
- Categories: entrance grave, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Madron, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.15224° or 50° 9′ 8″ northLongitude
-5.59755° or 5° 35′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C2P5C22+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 8791179662OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q894427
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In Other Languages
From Cornish to Welsh—“Bosiliack Barrow” goes by many names.
- Cornish: “Hirvedh Boshowlyek”
- German: “Bosiliack”
- Welsh: “Hirvedh Boshowlyek”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Greenburrow Engine House (Ding Dong Mine) and Chimney.
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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 “Bosiliack Barrow”. Photo: Malcolm Kewn, CC BY-SA 2.0.