Boscawens Common
Boscawens Common is a heath in Madron, Cornwall, England. Boscawens Common is situated nearby to the hamlet Great Bosullow, as well as near Little Bosullow.Places of Interest Nearby
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 Castle is situated 1 mile northwest of Boscawens Common.
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. Chûn Quoit is situated 1 mile northwest of Boscawens Common.
The Fountain Inn
Pub
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Fountain Inn is a pub, which is situated 1 mile southeast of Boscawens Common.
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.
Newbridge
Village
Photo: Sheila Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newbridge is a hamlet in the civil parish of Madron on the Penwith peninsula in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is on the A3071 road between St Just and Penzance, about three miles west of the latter.
Boscawens Common
- Type: Heath
- Location: Madron, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.13808° or 50° 8′ 17″ northLongitude
-5.62394° or 5° 37′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C2P49QG+6COpenStreetMap ID
way 1092044735OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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