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
Photo: Waterborough, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 404 feet (123 metres)
  • …is also known as “Boscawen-un Stone Circle”
  • Description: stone circle in Cornwall

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Caer Bran and St Buryan’s Church.

Archaeological site
Photo: Malcolm Kewn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hill Fort is an archaeological site near… is situated 1 mile north of Boscawen-Un.

Church
Photo: Mammal4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of St Buryan is a Grade I listed parish church in , , . is situated 1 mile south of Boscawen-Un.

Historic site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
A or fougou is an underground, dry-stone… is situated 1 mile northwest 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.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet in West , England, United Kingdom.

Hamlet
Photo: Michael Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in the civil parish of in west , England, UK.

Boscawen-Un

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Latitude
50.08983° or 50° 5′ 23″ north
Longitude
-5.61932° or 5° 37′ 10″ west
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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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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