Hill forts · South West England
Lanyon Quoit
Lanyon Quoit — dolmen in Cornwall, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Penzance · 5.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Lanyon Quoit is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Owned by National Trust. Managed by National Trust. Wikidata describes it as: "dolmen in Cornwall, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.1473°, -5.5990°.
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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
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.
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Background
Description
Lanyon Quoit currently has three support stones which stand to a height of 1.5 metres. These bear a capstone which is 5.5 metres long, and which weighs more than 12 tonnes. In the eighteenth century, the quoit had four supporting stones and the structure was tall enough for a person on horseback to ride under. On 19 October 1815, Lanyon Quoit fell down in a storm. Nine years later, enough money was raised by local inhabitants to re-erect the structure, under the guidance of Captain Giddy of the Royal Navy. One of the original stones was considered too badly damaged to put back in place, thus there are only three uprights today and the structure does not stand so high as it once did. The…
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- Coordinates
- 50.1473, -5.5990
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Madron
- Postcode
- TR20 8NY
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
- Nearest railway station
- Penzance — 5.5 km
- Official site
- en.wikipedia.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q1725167 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lanyon Quoit (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Lanyonquoit3.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lanyon Quoit?
- Lanyon Quoit is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR20 8NY), in the parish of Madron.
- Who runs Lanyon Quoit?
- Lanyon Quoit is operated by National Trust.
- Is Lanyon Quoit a listed building?
- Lanyon Quoit is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Lanyon Quoit a protected site?
- Yes — Lanyon 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 Lanyon Quoit free to visit?
- Yes, Lanyon Quoit is free to enter.
- How do I get to Lanyon Quoit?
- The nearest railway station is Penzance, about 5.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TR20 8NY.