Boscawen-Un Stone Circle by CavalierLady
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The Boscawen-Un Stone Circle, located in the Penwith District of southern Cornwall, England, is a Neolithic oval stone circle, 82 feet by 73 feet in diameter, with 19 stones in the oval circle, and one large phallic stone in the center. Dating back to around 2500 B.C., it was thought to be a Druidic or Bardic meeting place and Ley Lines connect Boscawen-Un to other stone circles in Britain. The center stone leans away from the camera towards the point of the midsummer solstice, and it is said that the rising sun on that morning illuminates a carving of two axe heads that cannot otherwise be seen. What is fascinating about the stone circles, is that there are a number of them that have 19 stones ("The Merry Maidens" stone circle is not far away), and it is thought that they correspond to the "Metonic Cycle" (discovered by Meton of Athens in 432 B.C.) which shows that for the moon to appear in the exact same place in the sky with the exact same positioning of the stars takes just under 19 years. Yet many of the stone circles predate Meton by thousands of years! Coincidence or no?! Long pano, best full size. Five minutes after taking this shot, the heavens opened and we stood in the center of the circle while it rained and hailed like crazy for about 15 minutes, which was a totally awesome experience. Thanks very much for stopping to look and thanks for your comments
Comments (43)
CaressingTheDark
I love this pic
Cytisus
Superb shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jaml
I love the prehistorycal monuments!. We are magics! Great shot!
sharky_
Interesting stones. Its as if all the surrounding tribe stones are listening to the leader stone in the center. Interesting information and capture. Aloha
FrenchKiss
Very cool looking spot!
danob
An amazing place and as I mentioned to you not in the same league as The Scilly Isles which have the largest number of them in the world. The history is fascinating.. The Village of St Buryan is nearby where I spent much of my childhood
kgb224
Excellent capture Maria.
DreamersWish
What a marvelously moody image and such wonderful history too! Well done!
junge1
An interesting capture and a very informative narrative. It seems similar to Stonhenge!
tetsu-pino
Your photograph is splendid Great!!
mps
People in the old days sure liked to lug big stones around. :)
DennisReed
What a trip, and I must confess, I am a bit envious! ;)
RobyHermida
Awesome !!!