22/02/2024
The leaning centre stone
Boscawen-Ûn Stone Circle
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Boscawen-Ûn Stone Circle, Leah
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Boscawen-Ûn Stone Circle
Located in a remote position down a path through some moorland from the A30 above Leah, a little hamlet near St Buryan, Boscawen-Ûn Stone Circle is an extremely well preserved stone circle, consisting of 19 stones around the outside and one leaning stone in the middle.
Boscawen-Ûn Stone Circle dates from, like all of Penwith’s stone circles, the Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age periods. It is one of the last stone circles on mainland Britain and from the top of the moorland above the stone circle by the lay-by which you park in, the North Atlantic Ocean off Land’s End can clearly be seen as well as the roofs of Sennen, Britain’s first and last village.
All of the stones of Boscawen-Ûn are made from granite, accept one, a Quartz stone which is not hard to find as it looks very different from the rest! There is also the remains of a burial chamber within the stone circle which can be seen next to the first stone on the right when walking in to the stone circle from the main entrance (through the kissing gate).
Boscawen-Ûn Stone Circle is in the care of CASPN, Cornish Ancient Sites Protection Network, which is run by volunteers. If you see a problem at Boscawen-Ûn, please contact CASPN directly. Contact information can be found on their web site. You can also donate to them through the web site which will help look after sites like this.
