Lanyon Quoit
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.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bosiliack Barrow and Mên-an-Tol.
Bosiliack Barrow
Archaeological site
Photo: Malcolm Kewn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bosiliack Barrow is a barrow on the Penwith Moors between Madron and Morvah near the hamlet of Bosiliack in Cornwall, UK. The barrow is Neolithic and was excavated in 1984, causing little disturbance to the ancient site. Bosiliack Barrow is situated 1,800 feet north of Lanyon 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 1 mile north of Lanyon Quoit.
Ding Dong mines
Archaeological site
Photo: Malcolm Kewn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Ding Dong mines lie in an old and extensive mining area in the parish of Madron, in Penwith, Cornwall. They are about two miles north east of the St Just to Penzance road and look over Mount's Bay and St Michael's Mount to the south west. Ding Dong mines is situated 2,900 feet northeast of Lanyon Quoit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lanyon and Little Bosullow.
Lanyon
Hamlet
Photo: Jowaninpensans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lanyon is a hamlet in the parish of Madron in Cornwall, England, UK. It is situated on a north facing slope on the Madron to Morvah road. The nearest town is Penzance 4 miles to the south.
Little Bosullow
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Bosullow is a hamlet in the civil parish of Madron, Cornwall, England, UK. Great Bosullow is to the west, Bosullow is on the B3312 Madron to Morvah road and Bosullow Common is to the north.
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.
Lanyon Quoit
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: dolmen in Cornwall, England, UK
- Categories: archaeological site, long barrow, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Madron, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.14736° or 50° 8′ 51″ northLongitude
-5.59906° or 5° 35′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C2P4CW2+W9OpenStreetMap ID
node 600206371OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1725167
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Lanyon Quoit” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “兰尼恩·奎特”
- Cornish: “Koyt Lynnyeyn”
- Czech: “Lanyon Quoit”
- Dutch: “Lanyon Quoit”
- Esperanto: “Lanyon Quoit”
- German: “Lanyon Quoit”
- Italian: “Lanyon Quoit”
- Welsh: “Koyt Lynnyeyn”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Boswarva Carn and Bosiliack.
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