Hill forts · South West England
Chûn Quoit
Chûn Quoit — Dolmen in the Cornwall region, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Penzance · 8.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Chûn Quoit is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Dolmen in the Cornwall region, England". Coordinates: 50.1486°, -5.6377°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Aire Point to Carrick Du SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: West Penwith Moors and Downs SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Chûn Quoit is one of the best preserved of all Neolithic quoits (also called dolmens or cromlechs) in western Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Chûn Quoit is located in open moorland near Pendeen and Morvah. Standing on a ridge, near the much later constructed Chûn Castle hill fort, it overlooks heather moorland and the open sea.
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Background
Description
Like the other quoits, the quoit was probably covered by a round barrow (35 ft in diameter), of which much evidence abounds. It was a closed chamber and its mushroom-domed capstone measures 3.3 m (11 ft) by 3 m (10 ft), with a maximum thickness of 0.8 m (2 ft 7 in). There is a cup mark on top of the capstone. It is supported about 2 m (7 ft) from the ground by four substantial slabs. There is evidence of an entrance passage to the south-east within the mound area. The site was examined in 1871 but no significant finds were made. In the vicinity of Chûn Quoit there are many other megalithic and archaeological sites, such as Lanyon Quoit, Mulfra Quoit, Mên-an-Tol and Mên Scryfa. The rocky…
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- Coordinates
- 50.1486, -5.6377
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Morvah
- Postcode
- TR19 7TT
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
- Nearest railway station
- Penzance — 8.1 km
- Official site
- www.cornishancientsites.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q1091060 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Chûn Quoit (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Chun Quoit.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chûn Quoit?
- Chûn Quoit is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR19 7TT), in the parish of Morvah.
- Is Chûn Quoit a protected site?
- Yes — Chûn Quoit is part of the Aire Point to Carrick Du SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the West Penwith Moors and Downs SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Chûn Quoit free to visit?
- Yes, Chûn Quoit is free to enter.
- How do I get to Chûn Quoit?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TR19 7TT. It sits within the St Ives parliamentary constituency.