Boscastle
Boscastle is a village and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom, and 14 miles (23 km) south of Bude and 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Tintagel.[1]
The name of the village derives from Bottreaux Castle, a 12th-century fortress, of which little survives. There is no church in Boscastle but there are churches at Forrabury and Minster. Boscastle harbour is a natural inlet protected by two stone harbour walls built in 1584 by Sir Richard Grenville. The oldest part of Boscastle surrounds the harbour; more modern residential building extends up the valleys of the Rivers Valency and Jordan.
A flash flood on 16 August 2004, caused extensive damage to the village. Residents were trapped in houses and elsewhere as the roads turned into rivers.[2][3] In the largest peacetime rescue operation ever launched in the UK, 91 people were rescued and there were no deaths.
Boscastle Media
View from Boscastle harbour path leading to headland
View from the path leading to the harbour
The Coastwatch hut above the harbour
References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 190 Bude & Clovelly ISBN 9780319231456
- ↑ BBC news: Dozens rescued from flash floods Retrieved on 25 August 2008
- ↑ Met office