Morvah

Places of Interest

Mên-an-Tol

Archaeological site

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The Mên-an-Tol is a small formation of standing stones in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is about three miles northwest of Madron. It is also known locally as the "Crick Stone".

Lanyon Quoit

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Lanyon Quoit is a dolmen in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, 2 miles southeast of Morvah. It collapsed in a storm in 1815 and was re-erected nine years later, and as a result the dolmen is now very different from its original appearance.

Chûn Quoit

Archaeological site

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Chûn Quoit is one of the best preserved of all Neolithic quoits in western Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Chûn Quoit is located in open moorland near Pendeen and Morvah.

Places in the Area

Pendeen

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Pendeen is a former mining town in West Cornwall. It is a quaint village in a designated 'Area of Natural Outstanding Beauty' with lots of interesting features such as the stunning lighthouse, a lovely beach, bronze-age monuments such as 'Pendeen Fogou', the…

Madron and Sancreed

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Madron and Sancreed are the two landlocked parishes on the Penwith peninsula in West Cornwall.

St Just in Penwith

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St Just is the most westerly town on the mainland of the UK. It's in West Cornwall and had population of around 4,800 in the area in 2011. Traditionally a mining town, the last mine closed in 1996.

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