Boscawen-Un

Boscawen-Ûn is a Bronze Age stone circle close to in Cornwall, UK. It consists of nineteen upright stones in an ellipse with another, leaning, middle stone just south of the centre.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: stone circle in Cornwall
  • Also known as: “Boscawen-un Stone Circle” and “Boscawen-Un Stone Circle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Carn Euny and Caer Bran.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site near , on the Penwith peninsula in , United Kingdom. It consists of evidence of both Iron Age and post-Iron Age settlement, with excavation on the site showing activity at as early as the Neolithic period. is situated 1 mile northwest of Boscawen-Un.

Archaeological site
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Hill Fort is an archaeological site near and Iron Age village, on the Penwith peninsula in . is situated 1 mile north of Boscawen-Un.

Church
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The Church of St Buryan is a Grade I listed parish church in , , . Although a church has occupied the site since at least the early 10th century, the present building dates mainly from the late 15th and early 16th centuries, with surviving fabric from the 12th century. is situated 1 mile south of Boscawen-Un.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brane and Crows-an-Wra.

Hamlet
Photo: Elizabeth Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet southwest of in west , England, UK. It is in the civil parish of . It is noted for the Iron Age site which lies to the north.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in West , England, United Kingdom. It is situated in the civil parish of St Buryan, Lamorna and Paul approximately four miles northeast of .

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the civil parish of in west , England, UK. is 1 mile south-east of Sancreed at around 310 feet above sea level at the junction of the B3283 with the A30 main road.

Boscawen-Un

Latitude
50.08983° or 50° 5′ 23″ north
Longitude
-5.61932° or 5° 37′ 10″ west
Elevation
404 feet (123 metres)
Open location code
9C2P39QJ+W7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 301802425
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
10173823
Wiki­data ID
Q894360
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Satellite Map

Discover Boscawen-Un from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Boscawen-Un” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Boscawen-un Stone Circle”
  • Cornish: “Dons Meyn Bosskawen”
  • Esperanto: “Boscawen-ûn”
  • French: “Boscawen-Un”
  • German: “Boscawen-ûn”
  • Persian: “دایره سنگی بوسکاوین ( اون )”
  • Persian: “دایره سنگی بوسکاوین”
  • Swedish: “Boscawen-un Stone Circle”
  • Welsh: “Dons Meyn Bosskawen”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Boscarne and Sancreed.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Trelew Farm and St Buryan Substation.

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