Boskednan

Boskednan
Cornish: *Boskednan*
Boskednan Cornish: Boskednan;
	Looking over Boskednan
	Boskednan Location within Cornwall
OS grid reference	SW4434
Civil parish	Madron;
Shire county	Cornwall ;
Region	South West ;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Penzance
Postcode district	TR20
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
	List of places UK England Cornwall 50°09′22″N5°34′58″W / 50.1561°N 5.5829°W

Last updated June 13, 2025

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.

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.

References

↑ 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.
↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7

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[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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Boskednan Cornish: Boskednan
Looking over Boskednan
Boskednan Location within Cornwall
OS grid reference	SW4434
Civil parish	Madron
Shire county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Penzance
Postcode district	TR20

Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western

List of places UK England Cornwall 50°09′22″N5°34′58″W / 50.1561°N 5.5829°W / 50.1561; -5.5829