| Boswens Menhir | |
| Map Type: | Southwest Cornwall |
| Coordinates: | 50.139°N -5.6399°W |
Boswens Menhir, also known as Boswens standing stone, or the Long Stone, is a standing stone 3 kilometres northeast of St Just in Penwith, in Cornwall, England.
The menhir is featured in Mark Jenkin's 2022 film Enys Men.[1]
The stone lies to the west of Boswens Common,[2] and can be seen from the B3318 road.[3] It is one of many standing stones in Penwith.[3]
It is 1.5 km east of Tregeseal stone circle, and about 1 km south of Chûn Quoit.
The stone is of rectangular section measuring 0.7 metres by 0.9 metres, and is 2.4 metres high.[2] The front face is symmetrical; at the back there are two steps which reduce the width by half.[4]
In 1754 William Borlase illustrated the stone standing in a small low cairn, but by 1861 there was "hardly any trace of cairn" visible.[4] The cairn today is around 0.3 metres high,[2] and is "only just noticeable".[3] The cairn may be the remains of a barrow.[2]