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The circles are small, the largest being only 75 feet in diameter, and the whole group only 200 feet across, neither are the stones by any means of imposing dimensions.

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Fascinating stuff, but I can't make out where this is in relation to the Boskawen-Un stone circle! :( G x	Posted by goffik 22nd July 2010ce
Hi goffik Source of plan listed below. If mis-matched, which is highly likely, please recomend correct site or I shall delete it fromTMA database. Rude stone monuments in all countries their age and their uses by James Fergussion - London 1872 John Murray, Albemarle Street http://www.archive.org/details/rudestonemonumen00ferg http://www.google.co.uk/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=Rude+stone+monuments+in+all+countries+their+age+and+their+uses&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= Chapter IV pic 45 Boscawen found on page 161 - Drawn by Borlase It seems almost equally clear that the Boscawen circles, with which we close our illustrations of English circles for the present, were neither Temples nor Things. It is very difficult to see how any one could fancy that anything so confused as the centre of these circles is, could be a temple, still less a place of assembly. But Borlase, though generally admitting the sepulchral nature of the circles, maintains that this one was a temple, and describes the position of the serving Druids and all tlie ceremonies down to the minutest particulars. The circles are small, the largest being only 75 feet in diameter, and the whole group only 200 feet across, neither are the stones by any means of imposing dimensions. Chance	Posted by Chance 22nd July 2010ce
Hi Chance Noooo! I'm not doubting your knowledge - nor the source - that it *is* Boskawen-Un - I just always assumed the circle as it is now - with the leaning stone at the centre, and big, chunky quartz one. If it *is* the same circle - or what we see now is the remains of the diagram - then that's pretty exciting, I think! :) G x	Posted by goffik 22nd July 2010ce
This drawing, by Borlase is entitled "solar temple" the reason it caused confusion, is than not a trace of it remains today!!! its site is given as "near to Bottalack house" (the other side of the moor from carn kenidjack and the Tregeseal circle) so nothing at all to do with Boscawen un. ( im pretty sure that there is information on this in the book by Buller, on st just) I have myself spent a long time looking for any traces of it, with no success sadly.	Posted by Tara 30th July 2015ce
I have been to check my book, (Buller 1842) there are several pages devoted to this, (pg 92 onwards) i will happily photograph the pages if anyone would like the information? it sheds some light as to why there has been confusion ! i cannot see an option to add pictures to the comments here? its a bit long to copy out! i have left my email address visible on here if anyone would like to contact me.	Posted by Tara 30th July 2015ce
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