Boscawen Menhir — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Boscawen Menhir by Meic

September 2014

Image credit: Michael Mitchell

Meic Jan 7, 2015

Image of Boscawen Menhir by Meic

September 2014

Image credit: Michael Mitchell

Meic Jan 7, 2015

Image of Boscawen Menhir by Meic

September 2014

Image credit: Michael Mitchell

Meic Jan 7, 2015

Image of Boscawen Menhir by Meic

September 2014

Image credit: Michael Mitchell

Meic Jan 7, 2015

Image of Boscawen Menhir by thesweetcheat

Image credit: A. Brookes (18.6.2010)

thesweetcheat Jul 20, 2010

Image of Boscawen Menhir by thesweetcheat

Image credit: A. Brookes (18.6.2010)

thesweetcheat Jul 20, 2010

Image of Boscawen Menhir by thesweetcheat

Image credit: A. Brookes (18.6.2010)

thesweetcheat Jul 20, 2010

Image of Boscawen Menhir by thesweetcheat

This is another of those great stones that looks completely different from each side. Looking west.

Image credit: A. Brookes (18.6.2010)

thesweetcheat Jul 20, 2010

Image of Boscawen Menhir by thesweetcheat

Looking south towards the lane leading to Boscawen-Un circle.

Image credit: A. Brookes (18.6.2010)

thesweetcheat Jul 20, 2010

Image of Boscawen Menhir by Grundletharb The Big

Near Boscawen-Un circle.

Image credit: Grundletharb The Big

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Grundletharb The Big Oct 19, 2003

Image of Boscawen Menhir by Grundletharb The Big

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Grundletharb The Big Oct 19, 2003

Articles

Boscawen Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir

thesweetcheat Aug 29, 2010

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.

Boscawen Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir

stubob Sep 7, 2002

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

Sites within 20km of Boscawen Menhir

Boscawen-Un (footpath)

Standing Stones • 0.28km SW

3

2
Boscawen-Ûn

Stone Circle • 0.28km SW

113

2

6

33

4
Boscawen-Un hedge

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.32km ENE

10

6
Creeg Tol

Natural Rock Feature • 0.41km W

7

5
Changwens Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.5km ESE

3

1
Goldherring

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.67km NW

9

1
Pridden

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.04km SE

2

2
Trelew Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.06km ESE

12

3
The Blind Fiddler

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.2km ENE

51

9
Brane Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 1.26km W

7

3
Brane

Entrance Grave • 1.34km W

30

9
Boswarthen Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 1.34km N

3

1
Caer Bran

Hillfort • 1.56km NW

24

1

3
Toldavas

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.58km E

6

2

1
Trevorgans Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.66km SSW

17

1

3
Carn Euny Fogou & Village

Fogou • 1.69km WNW

113

1

2

21

4
Sancreed Holy Well

Sacred Well • 1.74km N

18

13
Sancreed Beacon

Cairn(s) • 1.9km N

24

2
St Euny’s Well

Sacred Well • 1.98km WNW

22

5
Tredinney Barrow

Cairn(s) • 2.34km W

19

1
Drift Stones

Standing Stones • 2.4km ENE

44

10

1
Bartinne Castle Enclosure

Enclosure • 2.6km WNW

11

4
Tresvennack Pillar

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.8km ENE

12

1
Chapel Carn Brea long cairn

Long Cairn • 2.85km W

13

2
Chapel Carn Brea

Entrance Grave • 2.85km W

57

1

9
Chapel Carn Brea North

Cairn(s) • 2.92km W

13
Kerris

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.99km E

13

3
Little Brea

Round Barrow(s) • 3.1km W

2
Ennis Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.24km ENE
Alsia Holy Well

Sacred Well • 3.26km SW

7

5
Boleigh Fogou

Fogou • 3.38km ESE

47

4

16

2
Chy-Gwidden Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.43km NNW
Trevelloe Carn

Natural Rock Feature • 3.43km E

1

2

1
Gûn Rith Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.44km SE

43

2

10
Tregiffian

Entrance Grave • 3.48km SE

66

14
The Pipers (Boleigh)

Standing Stones • 3.49km ESE

87

9
The Merry Maidens

Stone Circle • 3.49km ESE

110

1

2

30
Redhouse

Standing Stones • 3.53km E

5

2
Choone

Holed Stone • 3.54km SE

8

4
Treverven

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.64km S

24

3
Chyenhal

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.69km ENE

5

2
Bosvenning Common

Round Barrow(s) • 3.7km NNW

10

1
Botrea Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.76km NW

18

1
Faugan Round

Hillfort • 3.83km ENE

8

1

1

1
Boscawen-Ros

Standing Stones • 3.95km SE

31

1

4
Castallack Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.95km E

5

3
Castallack Carn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.95km E

3

2
Numphra

Kerbed Cairn • 3.99km W
Tregiffian Vean

Chambered Tomb • 4.08km WSW

14

1

3
Tremayne

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.12km NNE

4

3
Wheal Buller Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.36km NW

10

3
Sheffield Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.38km ENE

3

1
Higher Bodinnar Fogou

Fogou • 4.4km NNW

3
Castallack

Cup Marked Stone • 4.5km E

7

2
Castallack 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.59km E

6

2
Bosworlas Lehau

Natural Rock Feature • 4.61km WNW

2
Trewern

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.75km NNE

4

2
Trewern Round

Enclosure • 4.78km NNE

7

2

2
Trevear

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.85km WSW

1
Lesingey Round

Hillfort • 4.87km NE

12

1
Swingate

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.91km E

2

3
Paul Celtic Cross

Christianised Site • 5km E

2

1
Escalls Cliff

Kerbed Cairn • 5.16km WSW

11

2
Kemyel

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.17km E

3

3
Kemyel 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.32km E

3

1
Nanjulian

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.34km W
Hailglower Farm

Round Cairn • 5.34km WNW

1

1
Boswens Croft

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.38km NW

35

2
Tom Thumb Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 5.45km W

3

2

1
Tregeseal Holed Stones

Holed Stone • 5.49km NW

56

2
Truthwall Common

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.54km NW

42

2
Tregeseal

Stone Circle • 5.54km WNW

104

3

19

2
Tregeseal Entrance Grave

Entrance Grave • 5.63km WNW

10

1
Treryn Dinas

Cliff Fort • 5.65km S

49

1

1

15
The Selus Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.72km WNW

5

1
Table Mên

Natural Rock Feature • 5.73km WSW

2

2
Mayon Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.83km WSW

3

1
Merlin’s Rock and the Mousehole

Natural Rock Feature • 5.83km E

1
Boslow Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.86km NW

17

2
Carn Kenidjack

Natural Rock Feature • 5.89km NW

14

4

2
Higher Botallack

Round Barrow(s) • 5.92km WNW

3

2
Boscregan

Cairn(s) • 6.05km W

26

2
Higher Downs

Round Barrow(s) • 6.06km NNW

2
Madron Holy Well

Sacred Well • 6.09km NNE

18

13
Portheras Common Barrow

Round Cairn • 6.14km NW

28

3
West Lanyon Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 6.26km N

4

5
Letcha

Kerbed Cairn • 6.26km W

9
Sennen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.3km WSW

2

3
St. Levan’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.37km SSW

8

5
Lanyon Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 6.37km N

109

1

18

1
Carn Bean barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.39km NW

4

2
Chûn Castle

Hillfort • 6.45km NNW

47

4
Chûn Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 6.5km NNW

84

2

16

1
St. Levan’s Well

Sacred Well • 6.56km SSW

7

1
Kerrow Bosullow

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.59km NNW

1

1
Bosullow Trehyllys Courtyard House Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.61km NNW

16

4
Mayon Cliff

Cairn(s) • 6.67km WSW

28

4
Chûn

Round Barrow(s) • 6.78km NNW

2
Bosiliack Barrow

Entrance Grave • 6.81km N

44

5
Maen Castle

Cliff Fort • 6.84km WSW

42

1

3
Carfury

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.9km NNE

15

5
Lanyon

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.94km N

6

1
Carn Gluze

Chambered Cairn • 6.94km W

70

2

9
Lescudjack Castle

Hillfort • 6.96km ENE

10

1

4
Ding Dong Lane

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7km NNE

11

1
Botallack

Stone Circle • 7.23km WNW

1

1

1
Crofto

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.27km NNW
Carn Les Boel

Cliff Fort • 7.34km SW

25

1

3
Roskestal West Cliff

Round Cairn • 7.41km SW

1
Burnt Downs Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 7.45km N

2

1
Men-An-Tol

Holed Stone • 7.49km N

97

3

43

3
Trevowhan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.51km NNW

1
Pordenack Point

Round Barrow(s) • 7.58km WSW

18

2
Boskednan Southern Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 7.64km N

15

2
Kenidjack Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 7.68km WNW

11

1
Cape Cornwall

Cliff Fort • 7.68km W

14

2
Trevean Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.69km NNW

7

1
Kenidjack Castle

Cliff Fort • 7.71km WNW

29

4
Venton Bebibell

Sacred Well • 7.74km N

4

1
Nine Maidens of Boskednan

Stone Circle • 7.78km N

113

4

19
Men Scryfa

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.8km N

48

13

1
Rosemorran

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.8km NE

3

1
Rosemorran Fogou

Fogou • 7.88km NE

1
Boskednan Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 7.92km N

33

4
The Four Parish Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 7.95km N

7

3
Lower Boscaswell Fogou

Fogou • 8.08km NW

15

4
Watch Croft

Cairn(s) • 8.12km N

35

1

5
Watch Croft

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.12km N

28

2
Trevean North

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.12km NNW

5
The Giant’s Grave (Morvah)

Natural Rock Feature • 8.13km NNW

1

1
Crankan courtyard settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.22km NNE
Little Galva

Ring Cairn • 8.23km N

4

1
Mulfra courtyard houses

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.24km NNE

13

1

1
Bodrifty Reconstruction

8.27km NNE

2

1

1

1
Bodrifty Iron Age Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.38km NNE

22

2

1
Chypraze

Round Barrow(s) • 8.55km NW

14

1

1
Mulfra Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.58km NNE

3

1
Pendeen Vau

Fogou • 8.64km NW

26

1

9
Try

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.66km NNE

3

3

1
Mulfra Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 8.66km NNE

78

1

16
Bodrifty Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 8.69km NNE

9

2
Bosporthennis 'Beehive Hut'

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.7km N

42

2

8

1
Mulfra Hill round barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 8.76km NNE

19

2
Carn Galva

Tor enclosure • 8.77km N

23

6
Hannibal’s Carn

Natural Rock Feature • 8.85km N

3

1
Bosporthennis Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 9.15km N

21

2

3

1
Bosigran Cliff

Cliff Fort • 9.27km NNW

30

2
The Beacon (Zennor)

Round Barrow(s) • 9.37km NNE

4

1
Chysauster Village

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.38km NE

78

6

1
Porthmeor (Treen Common)

Stone Circle • 9.47km NNE

17

2
Trye

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.5km NNE

1

1
Bosigran Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.53km N
Porthmeor Fogou

Fogou • 9.7km N
Porthmeor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.75km N

20

6
Treen Entrance Graves

Entrance Grave • 9.78km N

23

1

6
Porthmeor Roundhouses

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.81km N
Conquer Downs

Cairn(s) • 10.1km NNE

10

2
Tonkins Downs

Kerbed Cairn • 10.11km NE

9
St. Michael’s Mount

Natural Rock Feature • 10.22km ENE

18

1

10
Castle-an-Dinas (Nancledra)

Hillfort • 10.23km NE

26

4
Kerrow

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.4km NNE

1

1
Pennance

Entrance Grave • 10.55km NNE

13

3
Noon Digery banjo enclosure

Enclosure • 10.72km NE
Kerrowe Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.02km NNE

4

2
Gurnard’s Head

Cliff Fort • 11.05km N

40

6
Foage

Round Barrow(s) • 11.56km NNE

5
Zennor Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 11.79km NNE

74

3

14
Giant’s Rock

Rocking Stone • 11.91km NNE

7

3
Sperris Quoit

Burial Chamber • 12.1km NNE

24

3
Sperris Croft

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.28km NNE

12

3
Wicca Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.46km NNE

1

1
Trendrine Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 12.84km NNE

18

3
Towednack Double Armed Cross

12.84km NNE

2

2
Trink Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.14km NE

5

4
Cudden Point

Rocky Outcrop • 13.35km ENE

1

1
Trencrom Hill Well

Sacred Well • 13.43km NE

3

1
Trencrom Hill

Hillfort • 13.46km NE

42

1

13
Giant’s Well

Sacred Well • 13.67km NE

1

1
Treveneague Fogou

Fogou • 13.8km ENE

1

2
The Bowl Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 14.16km NE

4

4
Rosewall Hill

Cairn(s) • 14.31km NNE

6

3
Beersheba

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.57km NE

9

5
Carbis Bay Longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.67km NE

5

4
St Erth Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.01km ENE
The Fairy Well

Sacred Well • 16.38km NE

6

3
Carnsew

Hillfort • 17.08km NE

9
Godolphin Hill

Enclosure • 18.09km ENE

6

1

1
Trewavas Cliff

Chambered Cairn • 18.19km E

14

3
Camel Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 18.32km E

5

1
Castle Pencaire

Hillfort • 18.58km ENE

25

1

3
Castle Kayle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.69km ENE
Tregonning Hill

Kerbed Cairn • 18.97km ENE

11
Phillack Towans

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.99km NE

4

1