Four Parishes Stone
Four Parishes Stone is a geographical marker in Madron, Cornwall, England. Four Parishes Stone is situated nearby to the archaeological site Boskednan stone circle, as well as near Mên Scryfa.- Type: Geographical marker
- Description: historic site in Madron, Cornwall, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Four Parishes Rock”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Boskednan stone circle and Mên-an-Tol.
Boskednan stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boskednan stone circle is a partially restored prehistoric stone circle near Boskednan, around 4 miles northwest of the town of Penzance in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Boskednan stone circle is situated 770 feet southeast of Four Parishes Stone.
Mên-an-Tol
Archaeological site
Photo: Bkroll, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mên-an-Tol is a small formation of standing stones in Cornwall, England. It is about three miles northwest of Madron. It is also known locally as the "Crick Stone". Mên-an-Tol is situated 2,300 feet southwest of Four Parishes Stone.
Mên Scryfa
Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mên Scryfa is an inscribed standing stone in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The inscription, dating to the early medieval period, commemorates "Rialobranus son of Cunovalus."… Mên Scryfa is situated 1,900 feet west of Four Parishes Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boskednan and Bosporthennis.
Boskednan
Hamlet
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boskednan is a hamlet near Mulfra Hill northwest of Penzance in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the civil parish of Madron. The Boskednan stone circle, also called the Nine Maidens of Boskednan, is nearby.
Bosporthennis
Hamlet
Bosporthennis is a hamlet south of Treen in the civil parish of Zennor on the Penwith peninsula in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Lanyon
Hamlet
Photo: Jowaninpensans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lanyon is a hamlet in the parish of Madron in Cornwall, England, UK. It is situated on a north facing slope on the Madron to Morvah road. The nearest town is Penzance 4 miles to the south.
Four Parishes Stone
- Category: historic site
- Location: Madron, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.16202° or 50° 9′ 43″ northLongitude
-5.59608° or 5° 35′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C2P5C63+RHOpenStreetMap ID
node 7244408395OpenStreetMap feature
historic=boundary_stoneWikidata ID
Q116874168
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In Other Languages
“Four Parishes Stone” goes by many names.
- Cornish: “Men Krows”
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Highlights include Greenburrow Engine House (Ding Dong Mine) and Chimney.
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