Boscastle Cornwall Mugs

Boscastle Cornwall, a travel poster design

A picture of the river running out to the harbour at Boscastle Cornwall

Boscastle Cornwall

Boscastle Harbour And Village, Cornwall, UK Looking back from the ocean down towards the village of Boscastle on the Cornish coastline. The picturesque harbour of Boscastle is one of Cornwall's most romantic places. The long narrow valley runs down to a steep and rocky entrance to the raging sea. Boscastle is a village and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, UK, in the civil parish of Forrabury and Minster. It is 14 miles south of Bude and 5 miles northeast of Tintagel. By Paul Thompson Photography

Boscastle Rocks, Cornwall, UK Boscastle (Cornish: Kastel Boterel) is a village and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of Forrabury and Minster (where the 2011 Census population was included) . It is 14 miles (23 km) south of Bude and 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Tintagel. The harbour is a natural inlet protected by two stone harbour walls built in 1584 by Sir Richard Grenville. Boscastle was first inhabited by the Bottreaux family around 1080, and the name of the village comes from Bottreaux Castle (pronounced "Botro"), a 12th-century motte-and-bailey fortress, of which few remains survive. The castle, built sometime between 1154 and 1189 by Sir William des Bottreaux, was anciently in the possess...

This lovely house in the little Cornish village of Boscastle - why isn't it mine? (Nikon Coolpix P510)

Lye Rock & Long Island, June 2019 A view of Lye Rock (foreground) and Long Island (top left) on the atlantic coast (North Cornwall, west of England). This is part of the stunning stretch of coastline between Tintagel and Boscastle, near the villages of Bossiney and Trethevey. Date: 24th June 2019. Click here to view my Cornish collection.

St Nectan's Waterfall, June 2019 At St Nectan's Glen (near Boscastle, Cornwall, England), the river Trevillet plunges 60 feet down, then through a 'kieve' (a natural borehole in the rock) and into the basin below. Said to be one of the most sacred sites in Britain, St Nectan's Glen is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Nectan (or Nechtan) was one of 24 children of King Brychan of Wales, who decided to become a hermit (probably for a bit of peace and quiet). He and his companions set out from Wales, vowing to settle wherever their boat landed. The wind and tide brought him to the Hartland peninsula of North Devon, some 30 miles north of Boscastle. Pilgrims have followed the trail up the glen to visit the site of Nectan's shrine...

*Atlantic Sunset, June 2019* Bossiney, on the north coast of Cornwall (England - some would say), between Tintagel and Boscastle. Date: 24th June 2019. Click "here":https://www.redbubble.com/people/redhilldigital/collections/1141546-cornish-collection to view my Cornish collection.

Bossiney Sunset, June 2019 Bossiney (between Boscastle and Tintagel), Atlantic Coast, Cornwall (Kernow), England. REDBUBBLE - PLEASE BRING BACK THE VIEW COUNTS - SPREAD THE WORD Date: 23rd June 2019. Click here to view my Cornish collection.