Boswens Menhir
Site details |
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| Type of site: | Standing Stone / Menhir |
| Nearest town: | Penzance |
| Map reference: | SW 4278 3259 (SW4333) |
| Coordinates: | 50.1375, -5.60098 |
Nearby sites |
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| Bodrifty | Ancient Village / Settlement (3.3km) |
| Boscawen Un | Stone Circle (5.5km) |
| Zennor Quoit | Burial Chamber (Dolmen) (6.8km) |
| The Merry Maidens of Boleigh | Stone Circle (8.1km) |
| Men-An-Tol | Stone Circle (2.3km) |
| Pendeen Fogou / Pendeen Vau | Fogou (5.6km) |
| Sancreed Well | Holy Well (3.4km) |
| Madron Well | Holy Well (1.7km) |
| Chysauster | Ancient Village / Settlement (5km) |
| Lanyon Quoit | Burial Chamber (Dolmen) (1.1km) |
| Tregeseal East | Stone Circle (4.1km) |
| Chun Castle | Hillfort (2.7km) |
| Kenidjack Cliff Castle | Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle (7.3km) |
| Bosigran Castle | Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle (4.4km) |
| The Blind Fiddler | Standing Stone / Menhir (4.6km) |
| Boleigh Fogou | Fogou (7.5km) |
| Bosiliack Barrow | Barrow (1.6km) |
| Boswens Menhir | Standing Stone / Menhir (0km) |
| Brane - Entrance Grave | Burial Chamber (Dolmen) (5.1km) |
| Carn Euny Fogou & Village | Ancient Village / Settlement (4.5km) |
| Carfury | Standing Stone / Menhir (1.8km) |
| Ballowall Barrow (Carn Gloose) | Burial Chamber (Dolmen) (7.3km) |
| Chapel Carn Brea | Burial Chamber (Dolmen) (6.3km) |
| Chun Quoit | Burial Chamber (Dolmen) (2.9km) |
| The Drift Stones | Standing Stone / Menhir (4.5km) |
| Gun Rith | Standing Stone / Menhir (8.2km) |
| Gurnard's Head | Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle (5.9km) |
| Porthmeor Stone | Standing Stone / Menhir (4.6km) |
| Sancreed Beacon | Ancient Village / Settlement (3.4km) |
| The Selus Stone | Standing Stone / Menhir (5.7km) |
| Tregiffian Barrow | Burial Chamber (Dolmen) (8.2km) |
Boswens Menhir is a standing stone near St Just in West Penwith, possibly associated with the nearby Tregeseal stone circle. Visible from Tregeseal stone circle, and not far from Chun Quoit, Boswens Menhir stands in the middle of a cairn that has been severely pillaged during the past two centuries and is now only just discernible. There are stories of animals being unwilling to go near Boswens Menhir, about which little is known.
