Boskednan

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Boskednan
Location within Cornwall
OS grid reference SW4434
Civil parish
  • Madron
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Penzance
Postcode district TR20
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50°09′22″N5°34′58″W / 50.1561°N 5.5829°W / 50.1561; -5.5829

Boskednan (Cornish : Boskednan) [1] is a hamlet near Mulfra Hill northwest of Penzance in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. [2] It is in the civil parish of Madron.

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Boskednan stone circle

The Boskednan stone circle, also called the Nine Maidens of Boskednan, is nearby. The stone circle was built in either the Neolithic or Bronze Age period.

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References

  1. Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) Archived 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine  : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel Archived May 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine . Cornish Language Partnership.
  2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN   978-0-319-23148-7

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