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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Boskednan 4 Alternative Name: Boskednan southern kerbcairn
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Cairn

Map Ref: SW43503495
Latitude: 50.158973N Longitude: 5.592565W
Condition:

5	Perfect
4	Almost Perfect
3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0	No data.
-1	Completely destroyed

3 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

4 Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0	No data.

3 Accuracy:

5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4	co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

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**Boskednan 4** submitted by h_fenton : Oblique (almost vertical) aerial view of a cairn at Boskednan - the kerb stones can be seen clearly. South of Nine Maidens (Boskednan) stone circle. The top of the photo is north. Grid reference SW43493495 Kite Aerial Photograph, 16 October 2008 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kerb Cairn in Cornwall.

From Pastscape:

"A flat-topped grass-covered cairn measuring 21 metres in diameter and 0.8 metres high. Stones of various sizes protrude through the surface. The southern side of the monument has been robbed."

250m SSE of the Nine Maidens circle.
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