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Boscawen Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir

<b>Boscawen Menhir</b>Posted by thesweetcheatImage © A. Brookes (18.6.2010)
Nearest Town:Newlyn (5km ENE)
OS Ref (GB):   SW414276 / Sheet: 203
Latitude:50° 5' 29.27" N
Longitude:   5° 36' 57.56" W

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Situated two fields north of the Boscawen path, this tall and shapely stone stands over 2.5m tall, but is easily missed as it is out of site of the path. It does not stand straight, as the natural shape of the stone curves gently. Truthfully, it's rather phallic looking from some angles. Landscape views are even more restricted from here than from the Blind Fiddler, due to the agricultural surroundings that make up the lower areas of West Penwith.
This post appears as part of the weblog entry To be in England, in the summertime (Interlude) Drift - Lamorna
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thesweetcheat Posted by thesweetcheat
29th August 2010ce
Edited 29th August 2010ce

Tried to visit 12.4.10.
I saw this stone marked on the O/S map and had a look for it when I visited the circle. I thought I may have seen it from the footpath but I couldn't. Time was against me (and I was carrying a two year old!) so I didn't have chance for a proper look.
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Posted by CARL
21st April 2010ce

Around 400 or so yards to the NE, tall stone thought in the early 20Century to mark the star Capella( rising ) although the stone isn't visible from the circle
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stubob Posted by stubob
7th September 2002ce
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