Mulfra Quoit
Mulfra Quoit is a Neolithic dolmen in the county of Cornwall in England. It stands on Mulfra Hill to the north of the hamlet of Mulfra.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: dolmen in the Cornwall region, England
- Also known as: “Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Boskednan stone circle and Mên-an-Tol.
Boskednan stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boskednan stone circle is a partially restored prehistoric stone circle near Boskednan, around 4 miles northwest of the town of Penzance in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Boskednan stone circle is situated 1 mile west of Mulfra Quoit.
Mên-an-Tol
Archaeological site
Photo: Bkroll, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mên-an-Tol is a small formation of standing stones in Cornwall, England. It is about three miles northwest of Madron. It is also known locally as the "Crick Stone". Mên-an-Tol is situated 1½ miles west of Mulfra Quoit.
Chysauster Ancient Village
Photo: MortimerCat, CC BY 2.5.
Chysauster Ancient Village is a late Iron Age and Romano-British village of courtyard houses in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, which is currently in the care of English Heritage. Chysauster Ancient Village is situated 1¼ miles east of Mulfra Quoit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bodrifty and Mulfra.
Bodrifty
Hamlet
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bodrifty is the modern name of an Iron Age village, now in ruins, in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 700 yards west of Mulfra Hill in Penwith District, 3 miles northwest of Penzance and 1.5 miles southwest of Porthmeor, on the high ground of the watershed between the Atlantic and the English Channel.
Mulfra
Hamlet
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mulfra is a hamlet in the parish of Madron, Cornwall, England and is on the southern slope of Mulfra Hill. Nearby is the Scheduled monument, Mulfra Quoit, which is a portal dolmen, i.e. a ceremonial and funerary monument dating from the early or middle Neolithic period, probably in use from 3500 to 2600 BC.
Boskednan
Hamlet
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boskednan is a hamlet near Mulfra Hill northwest of Penzance in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the civil parish of Madron. The Boskednan stone circle, also called the Nine Maidens of Boskednan, is nearby.
Mulfra Quoit
- Categories: dolmen, archaeological site, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Madron, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.16333° or 50° 9′ 48″ northLongitude
-5.56932° or 5° 34′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C2P5C7J+87OpenStreetMap ID
node 5339592701OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1952135
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In Other Languages
From Cornish to Welsh—“Mulfra Quoit” goes by many names.
- Cornish: “Koyt Molvra”
- German: “Mulfra Quoit”
- Welsh: “Koyt Molvra”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mulfra Hill and Bodrifty Iron Age Village.
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