# Boscaswell

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**Boscaswell** (Cornish: *Boscaswal*[1]) is a village in the extreme west of [Cornwall](/source/Cornwall), England, UK. It lies towards the cliffs from [Pendeen](/source/Pendeen), looking west across fields to the [Atlantic Ocean](/source/Atlantic_Ocean). Boscaswell lies within the [St Just in Penwith division](/source/St_Just_in_Penwith_(electoral_division)) of [Cornwall Council](/source/Cornwall_Council). The village consists mainly of terraced cottages, built of granite, and a council house estate. Many of the cottages would once have housed families whose menfolk worked at the [Geevor Tin Mine](/source/Geevor_Tin_Mine). [Higher Boscaswell](/source/Higher_Boscaswell) is a hamlet south-east of Pendeen.[2]

## Toponymy

"Boscaswell" should not be confused with the present-day village of [Boscastle](/source/Boscastle), further east on the north Cornwall coast. F. J. Horsefield posited that what is now Boscaswell was once the site of another Danish castle. This is not now thought to be true.[citation needed]

Recent archaeological excavations at the lower end of Boscaswell have indicated that the land has been occupied for more than 10,000 years.[citation needed] There is an ancient pagan well in Boscaswell which is where the name is thought to have its origins. The name can be broken down to the place (bos) of Cas' (a person or entity or abbreviation thereof) and well (as in the English word).[citation needed] Another explanation is given by [Craig Weatherhill](/source/Craig_Weatherhill) in *A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-Names*, where he gives a 1310 version of the name, 'Boscaswal', and points out that 'bos' in Cornish means dwelling, esp. in place names, thus giving 'Cadwal's dwelling'.[1]

## Mining

The [mining sett](/source/Mining_sett) of East Boscaswell Mine was sold by [tender](/source/Tender_offer), either as a going or dead concern, in October 1882. Included was a 30-inch cylinder pumping engine and a 24-inch cylinder winding and stamping engine.[3]

## References

1. Weatherhill, Craig (2009). [*A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-Names*](https://www.evertype.com/books/concise-cornish-placenames.html). Westport, Éire: Evertype. ISBN 978-1-904808-22-0.

1. *OS Explorer Map. Land's End*. Southampton: Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 978 0 319 24304 6.

1. "Mining Sett, Machinery and Materials For Sale". *The Cornishman*. No. 223. 19 October 1882. p. 1.

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