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Boskednan stone circle

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Boskednan stone circle
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Boskednan stone circle is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age monument in Cornwall, consisting of a ring of standing stones aligned with the solstices. It is associated with ancient ceremonial or ritual practices and is important as an example of prehistoric astronomical knowledge in southwest Britain.

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