What is recorded here
Lanyon Quoit is a Neolithic chambered tomb located in Cornwall, dating back to approximately 3500–2500 BCE. It is one of the largest and best-preserved quoits in the region, significant for its architectural design and its role in understanding prehistoric burial and ritual practices in southwest Britain.
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Places near here
Lanyon Quoit and the Ding Dong mineOld home or work place · 119 yd
Bosiliack BarrowArchaeological place · 604 yd
Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon FarmScheduled monument · 734 yd
ChimneyRuins · 954 yd
Mên ScryfaHeritage attraction · 1.0 mi
Chûn CastleHeritage attraction · 1.5 mi
Mulfra HillMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Carn GalverMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Tregerest Methodist Chapel and graveyardChurch, cross or graveyard · 1.8 mi
Trengwainton GardensVisitor information · 2.0 mi
Porthmoina CoveBay · 2.1 mi
BosigranCliff · 2.1 miOther information
Photo: David Gearing · CC BY-SA 2.0