Boskednan Stone Circle — Attraction in Madron

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. The stone circle once probably consisted of 22 granite blocks, from which 10 still survive. Six stones stand upright, one sits half a metre out of the ground, the others remain lying in the soil. The stones are all about 1 m high, the highest measure approximately 2 m and stand to the northern edge of the circle. The stone circle originally described a circle with a diameter of approximately 22 m. The stone circle may have belonged with the nearby barrow to an extensive cult district. A great circular walk with plenty to see, and some...

Boskednan - your maidens stand abandoned on Penwith's lonely downs. Though struck to stone for wanton dancing it is not silent here No, once at Ding Dong mine there was the din of shattering rock. Now a soft breeze blows, a skylark sings, a lazy bumblebee buzzes round a flower. As sun falls and moon rises the shadows lengthen, your still and silent stones make reflections in silver pools - they ripple in the moonlight in a maiden's shadow...

Running beside the well trodden footpath that goes to the road to Ding Dong. Called Nine Maidens on the old maps but there are many of that name so this one is called Boskednan. In good condition considering how old they are. Many photo's already...