Verified50.1600° N · 5.5850° W · 180 m
Nine Maidens — Boskednan Circle
Late Neolithic·Penwith builders·🇬🇧 Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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About Nine Maidens — Boskednan Circle
Nine Maidens — Boskednan Circle in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic megalithic attributed to Penwith builders. Upland circle near Ding Dong mine, linked to Mên-an-Tol ceremonial landscape. Surveys document interior and comparative analysis.
Why it mattersImportant Penwith builders megalithic of the Cornwall, England region
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology
- 02Landscape organisation
Theories
- 01Ceremonial aggregation
- 02Subsistence base
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic
- Culture
- Penwith builders
- Purpose
- Stone circle of 9 stones with outliers on moor west of Mên-an-Tol
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Antiquarian survey
On the ground
Structures & features
50.1600° N · 5.5850° W · 180 m · 3 mapped features
Nine Maidens — Boskednan Circle — Main Chamber
chamberPrimary chamber
50.1602° N · 5.5849° WNine Maidens — Boskednan Circle — Kerb/Circle Stones
circleCircuit stones
50.1598° N · 5.5848° WNine Maidens — Boskednan Circle — Outlier
standing stoneAssociated outlier stone
50.1605° N · 5.5852° W