Boskednan stone circle
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.Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: stone circle in Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “Boskednan”, “Large regular stone circle known as the ‘Nine Maidens’ and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm”, “Nine Maidens”, “Nine Maidens Stone Circle”, and “Nine Stones of Boskednan”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mên-an-Tol and Mên Scryfa.
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 2,600 feet west of Boskednan stone circle.
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 2,500 feet west of Boskednan stone circle.
Ding Dong mines
Archaeological site
Photo: Malcolm Kewn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Ding Dong mines lie in an old and extensive mining area in the parish of Madron, in Penwith, Cornwall. They are about two miles north east of the St Just to Penzance road and look over Mount's Bay and St Michael's Mount to the south west. Ding Dong mines is situated 2,300 feet south of Boskednan stone circle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boskednan and Bodrifty.
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.
Bodrifty
Hamlet
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bodrifty is the modern name of an Iron Age village, now in ruins, in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 700 yards west of Mulfra Hill in Penwith District, 3 miles northwest of Penzance and 1.5 miles southwest of Porthmeor, on the high ground of the watershed between the Atlantic and the English Channel.
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.
Boskednan stone circle
- Categories: stone circle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Madron, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.16054° or 50° 9′ 38″ northLongitude
-5.5937° or 5° 35′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C2P5C64+6GOpenStreetMap ID
way 390207428OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1541897
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Boskednan stone circle” goes by many names.
- German: “Steinkreis von Boskednan”
- Persian: “دایره سنگی بوسکندان”
- Polish: “Boskendan”
- Polish: “Krąg kamienny w Boskednan”
- Russian: “Боскеднан”
- Ukrainian: “Боскеднан”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Greenburrow Engine House (Ding Dong Mine) and Chimney.
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