Trethevy Quoit
Trethevy Quoit is a well-preserved megalithic structure between St Cleer and Darite in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is known locally as "the giant's house".Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include King Doniert’s Stone and Caradon Hill.
King Doniert’s Stone
Archaeological site
King Doniert's Stone consists of two pieces of a decorated 9th-century cross, near St Cleer on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. The inscription is believed to commemorate Dungarth, King of Cornwall, who died around 875. King Doniert’s Stone is situated 1½ miles west of Trethevy Quoit.
Caradon Hill
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caradon Hill is on Bodmin Moor in the former Caradon district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The summit is 371 metres above mean sea level. Caradon Hill is on the southeastern edge of the moor; it is between the villages of Minions, Upton Cross, Pensilva and Darite.
The Longstone medieval wayside cross 750m SW of Minions
Wayside cross
Photo: Cornish archive, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Longstone medieval wayside cross 750m SW of Minions is situated 1 mile north of Trethevy Quoit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tremar Coombe and Darite.
Tremar Coombe
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tremar Coombe is a small hamlet situated in the former Caradon District north of Liskeard in Cornwall. "Tremar" means "Mark's farm" or "Horse farm" in Cornish.
Darite
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Darite is a village in the civil parish of St Cleer, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is three miles north of Liskeard.
Crow’s Nest
Hamlet
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crow's Nest is a village in Cornwall, England. It is located within the civil parish of St Cleer, on the southeastern edge of Bodmin Moor, 3 miles north of the town of Liskeard.
Trethevy Quoit
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: dolmen in the Cornwall, England, UK
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: St Cleer, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.49318° or 50° 29′ 36″ northLongitude
-4.45543° or 4° 27′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C2QFGVV+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 2150848970OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1403777
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In Other Languages
From Cornish to Welsh—“Trethevy Quoit” goes by many names.
- Cornish: “Koyt Tredhewi”
- German: “Trethevy Quoit”
- Hebrew: “טרתווי קואיט”
- Italian: “Trethevy Quoit”
- Welsh: “Cromlech Tredhewi”
- Welsh: “Koyt Tredhewi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Darite Primary Academy and Darite Village Hall.
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