Boscregan

Also known as:
Carn Creis and Carn Polpry
Nearest town:
Newlyn (11km E)
OS reference:
SW357297
OS sheet:
203
Latitude:
50° 6' 28.15 N
Longitude:
5° 41' 49.1 W
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Images

Image of Boscregan (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Landscape context for the Carn Creis cairns. Carn Creis is the prominent hill in the centre. From the south, under Carn Mellyn.

Image credit: A. Brookes (25.6.2023)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 27, 2024
Image of Boscregan (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Carn Creis southern cairn. The cairn is built around the boulder in the centre, with kerb stones behind on the left and in the right foreground. The northern cairn can just be seen, top right.

Image credit: A. Brookes (25.6.2023)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 27, 2024
Image of Boscregan (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Orthostatic kerb stone on the Carn Creis northern cairn. Looking towards Cape Cornwall. I love the orange lichen on this one.

Image credit: A. Brookes (25.6.2023)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 27, 2024
Image of Boscregan (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Carn Polpry cairn, looking south. The northern of the two Carn Creis cairns is on top of the rocky knoll visible on the far right of shot.

Image credit: A. Brookes (25.6.2023)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 27, 2024
Image of Boscregan (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Carn Polpry cairn, with surviving kerb. There are reportedly another two possible cairns almost adjacent to this one, but whatever remains of these is either under the gorse or is worn down to nothing much.

Image credit: A. Brookes (25.6.2023)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 27, 2024
Image of Boscregan (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Carn Polpry from the north. The cairn (or cairns) is on the high point. Beyond are Sennen Cove and Land’s End, with Longships the islands off to the right. The viewpoint is Carn Gribba, not far from the Letcha cairn.

Image credit: A. Brookes (25.6.2023)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 27, 2024
Image of Boscregan (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Nice section of contiguous kerb on Carn Creis southern cairn.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2018)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 13, 2018
Image of Boscregan (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Carn Creis southern cairn, remains of kerb in the foreground.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2018)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 13, 2018
Image of Boscregan (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Carn Creis southern cairn, built around a boulder. Looking towards Longships.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2018)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 13, 2018
Image of Boscregan (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Looking across the northern Carn Creis cairn towards Cape Cornwall, with upstanding kerbstone on the SW arc.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2018)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 13, 2018
Image of Boscregan (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

The centre of the northern Carn Creis cairn. The southern cairn is visible over on the right, to the right of the calf. Sennen Cove is the coastal village beyond.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2018)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 13, 2018
Image of Boscregan (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

The northern of the two Carn Creis cairns, looking towards The Brisons.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2018)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 13, 2018
Image of Boscregan (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Carn Polpry cairn. The northern of the two Carn Creis cairns is a prominent feature on the top of the nearby headland to the far left.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2018)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 8, 2018
Image of Boscregan (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Carn Polpry cairn at SW 3579 2983. Kerbstone in the foreground. There are supposedly two further cairns immediately adjacent to this, but the thick gorse prevents obvious identification. When we last came here in 2005 the cairn was grass-covered.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2018)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 8, 2018
Image of Boscregan (Cairn(s)) by Mr Hamhead

Western cairn, built around a boulder. Looking SW towards Longships Lighthouse.

Mr Hamhead
Mr Hamhead Apr 9, 2012

Articles

Boscregan

thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jan 28, 2009

The barrows adjoin the Coast Path, along the stretch between Cape Cornwall (Carn Gluze) and Sennen Cove and are easily visited as part of a coast walk – they can also be reached from the footpaths around Nanjulian/Hendra. Not as impressive as the Mayon Cliff barrows, but still a prominent feature to look out for.

Miscellaneous

Boscregan
Cairn(s)
pure joy
pure joy Feb 15, 2003

Marked on the Explorer map 102 as ‘cairns’ but it’s not obvious exactly where they are. They are beside the cliff path between Porth Nanven and Whitesand Bay, just south of Polpry Cove. On National Trust open land.

This is what Craig Weatherhill says in his book ‘Belerion: Ancient Sites of Land’s End’ (Cornwall Books, 1981)...“Two barrows stand on the cliff top and both were excavated by W.C.Borlase in 1878. The northern barrow, on the landward side of the path is 10m in diameter and parts of both inner and outer retaining walls can still be seen. A cist was found in the centre of the barrow and a flat slab lying on the eastern edge of the mound may have been its capstone. Sherds of pottery were also uncovered. The southern mound, only 7m across, yielded an astonishing range of finds. This had been a kerbed ring mound raised around a natural boulder 1.2m high, and within it were four urns, three of them dating from the middle bronze Age, along with other fragments of pottery, a perforated stone, a leaf-shaped arrowhead, shale discs, pieces of glass, a steatite button and number of segmented faience beads.”

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