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Boskednan stone circle
Restored stones at the Boskednan circle
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Boskednan stone circle is located in Southwest Cornwall
Boskednan stone circle
Shown within Southwest Cornwall
LocationCornwall
Coordinates50°09′38″N 5°35′37″W / 50.1605408°N 5.5936987°W / 50.1605408; -5.5936987
TypeStone circle
History
PeriodsNeolithic / Bronze Age
Site notes
OwnershipCASPN

Boskednan stone circle (grid reference SW434351) is a partially restored prehistoric stone circle near Boskednan, around 4 miles (6.4 kilometres) 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.

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