Boskednan
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  Boskednan Location within
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| OS grid reference | SW4434 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Penzance |
| Postcode district | TR20 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
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
External links
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Boskednan at Wikimedia Commons
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