Botallack

Botallack (Cornish: Bostalek) is a village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies along the B3306 road which connects St Ives in the east to the A30 road, near Land's End. The BBC television series Poldark was filmed partly in Botallack, using Manor Farm as Nampara.[1] The Manor House is a Grade II* listed building, dating from the 17th century.[2]

Botallack Manor

Lae Maen Veor (Cornish: Legh Men Veur meaning great stone ledge), or Botallack Head, is a headland to the north west of Botallack.

The local community radio station is Coast FM (formerly Penwith Radio), which broadcasts on 96.5 and 97.2 FM.[3]

Geography

The village is in a former tin mining area between the town of St Just in Penwith and the village of Pendeen.[4] The Botallack Mine, former tin mines, are low down the cliffs north of Botallack.

Notable residents

References
  1. Cornwall Calling website; Film & Television Locations in Cornwall; Retrieved March 2010
  2. Historic England. "Botallack Manor House, St. Just (1143288)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  3. "Volunteer run Penwith Radio to change its name to Coast FM". falmouthpacket.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  4. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
  5. Maltwood, Hannah (21 March 2019). "Acclaimed artist Rose was famous across the world". The Cornishman. p. 8.
  6. Tate. "Rose Hilton: A selected retrospective – Exhibition at Tate St Ives". Tate.



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