Boskednan stone circle

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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.

Location: The stone circle is in southwest Cornwall north of the road from Madron to Morvah, and is approximately 1 km northwest of the village of Boskednan and can only be reached on foot. The enigmatic Mên-an-Tol stones (which may also be the remains of a stone circle) are less than 1 kilometre to the southwest.

Description: Boskednan stone circle consists of a ring of granite stones set in open upland countryside in west Cornwall. The stones form a roughly circular shape about 22 metres (72 feet) across. Archaeologists believe the circle originally contained around twenty-two stones placed around the edge of the ring. Today ten stones survive. Six of these still stand upright, while the others lie fallen or partly buried in the grass. Most of the stones are relatively...