Bovisand
Bovisand is a coastal fort. Its setting is 1.6 km northwest of Heybrook Bay. The register lists it as a scheduled monument.
Castle near Heybrook Bay
Just outside Heybrook Bay
Bovisand is 1.6 km northwest of Heybrook Bay. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Heybrook Bay has 1 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month
June to September are the warmest in Heybrook Bay, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C.
Bovisand
2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. A short trip away is Drake's Island, 2.8 km off, the first of 39 within 15 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 1.6 km northwest of Heybrook Bay
Bovisand and what surrounds it
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Bovisand is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
The 3 towns are led in size by Plymouth, with 266,970 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Bovisand is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heybrook Bay | 1.6 km southeast of it | 467 | 11 |
| Plymouth | 1.7 km north of it | 266,970 | 40 |
| Wembury | 3.6 km east of it | 1,828 | 5 |
Make a day of it near Bovisand
Of the 39 within 15 km, look for 2 historic houses, a fort and a cathedral.
FortDrake's Island2.8 km away2
CathedralPlymouth Cathedral4.5 km away3
Castle · English HeritageRoyal Citadel3.2 km away4
Historic house · National TrustSaltram House5.8 km away5
MuseumHMS Courageous5.5 km away6
Historic houseMount Edgcumbe House4 km away7
GardenMount Edgcumbe Country Park4.5 km away8
AquariumNational Marine Aquarium3.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Bovisand: the answers
Where is Bovisand?
Bovisand is 1.6 km northwest of Heybrook Bay, Devon.
What is Bovisand?
Coastal fort in Devon, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Bovisand?
June to September are the warmest months in Heybrook Bay, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Bovisand a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Bovisand?
Within 15 km: Drake's Island (2.8 km), Plymouth Cathedral (4.5 km), Royal Citadel (3.2 km) and Saltram House (5.8 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Bovisand: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drake's Island: Janipewter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Plymouth Cathedral: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Citadel: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saltram House: Chilli Head from Weston-super-Mare, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Courageous: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Edgcumbe House: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Edgcumbe Country Park: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Marine Aquarium: MyNameIsClare, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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