Boleigh Fogou

Also known as: Fogou von Boleigh

Boleigh Fogou is an Iron Age underground dry-stone passage near St Buryan in Cornwall, considered one of the best-preserved fogous in the county [1] [2] [3]. Unusual for having more than one entrance, it features a main passage with classic dry-stone and lintel construction [1] [2]. Excavation yielded Iron Age pottery [1] [3].

TypeCave Structures
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates50.0715° N, 5.5829° W

Related resources

More sites in England

The Pipers, St Buryan · The Merry Maidens · Tregiffian Burial Chamber · Castallack Round · Boscawen-Un · Lesingey Round · Sancreed Beacon · Caer Bran · Brane Barrow · Treryn Dinas · Carn Euny · Bartinney Castle · Lescudjack Hill Fort · Chapel Carn Brea · Lanyon Quoit · Carfury Standing Stone · West Lanyon Quoit · Bosiliack Barrow · Boswens Menhir · Boskednan Stone Circle · Mên-an-Tol · Chûn Castle · Mulfra Quoit · Mên Scryfa

All sites in England →

Was this page useful?

Keep exploring

Every site on this page sits on the globe, and the people who research them are on the Discord.

3D Globe · Sites by country · Story Archive · Research Library · Weekly Journal · Search