Boskednan stone circle

#1092 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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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. The megalithic monument is traditionally known as the Nine Maidens or Nine Stones of Boskednan, although the original structure may have contained as many as 22 upright stones around its 69-metre perimeter. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°9'38"N, 5°35'38"W

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Boskednan stone circle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mên-an-Tol, Lanyon Quoit, Ding Dong mines, Mên Scryfa.

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Iconic Bronze Age stone monument
Mên-an-Tol, Madron and Sancreed
13 min walk • The Mên-an-Tol is a small formation of standing stones in Cornwall, UK. It is about three miles northwest of Madron. It is also known locally as the "Crick Stone".
0.9 miS
Prehistoric site, Ruins
Lanyon Quoit, Madron and Sancreed
24 min walk • Lanyon Quoit is a dolmen in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, 2 miles southeast of Morvah. It collapsed in a storm in 1815 and was re-erected nine years later, and as a result the dolmen is now very different from its original appearance.
0.4 miS
Archaeological site
Ding Dong mines, Madron and Sancreed
12 min walk • The Ding Dong mines lie in an old and extensive mining area situated in the parish of Madron, in Penwith, Cornwall, England. They are about two miles north east of the St Just to Penzance road. They look out over Mount's Bay and St Michael's Mount to the south west.
0.5 miW
Memorial
Mên Scryfa, Pendeen
12 min walk • Mên Scryfa is an inscribed standing stone in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
0.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Watch Croft, Pendeen
24 min walk • Watch Croft is a prominent hill, 252 metres high overlooking the north coast of the Cornwall, UK. Its prominence of 225 metres qualifies it as a Marilyn, one of only five in Cornwall.
0.6 miS
Prehistoric site
Bosiliack Barrow, Pendeen
16 min walk • Bosiliack Barrow is a barrow on the Penwith Moors between Madron and Morvah near the hamlet of Bosiliack in Cornwall, UK. The barrow is Neolithic and was excavated in 1984, causing little disturbance to the ancient site.
0.8 miSE
Prehistoric site
Carfury Standing Stone, Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
20 min walk • Carfury Standing Stone is a standing stone in Penwith, Cornwall, about 4km northwest of Penzance. Also called Cuckoo Rock, the stone stands around 3m tall and is 0.7m wide by 0.4m thick.
1.1 miE
Archaeological site
Mulfra Quoit, Penzance
28 min walk • Mulfra Quoit is a Neolithic dolmen in the county of Cornwall in England. It stands on Mulfra Hill to the north of the hamlet of Mulfra.