Boskednan

Boskednan
Looking over Boskednan
Boskednan is located in Cornwall
Boskednan
Boskednan
Location within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSW4434
Civil parish
  • Madron
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPenzance
Postcode districtTR20
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
50°09′22″N 5°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.

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.

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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