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Chun Quoit
Chun Quoit (quoit = Cornish for dolmen). Although small, it is the best preserved quoit in Cornwall. All the others have dislodged capstones or some other disturbance. These are presumed to be burial chambers but no burial remains have ever been found. They were all originally buried under a mound of stones and earth but erosion in the harsh environment of West Penwith and the action of tomb robbers has meant that you can see the vestiges of the mound only at one quoit; here, at Chun. Estimated to be approx. 6,000 years old.
Sited in Morvah parish, West Penwith, Cornwall. Misspelt Quiot on Google maps!
Photo; July 20, 2012.
Sited in Morvah parish, West Penwith, Cornwall. Misspelt Quiot on Google maps!
Photo; July 20, 2012.
Andrew Trundlewagon, Walter 7.8.1956, m̌ ḫ, Klaus F. and 63 other people have particularly liked this photo
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Have a good week.
Best wishes, Andy
Have a good week.
Best wishes, Andy
Merci pour toutes ces informations .
Malik,
Many thanks!
I am always happy to see that they are still standing after many thousand years..Our ancestors knew what they were doing!
Beautiful shot Andy!
Jurek,
Yves,
Amelia,
Therese.
Many thanks to you all for liking this cute dolmen.
Best wishes, Andy
Dominique,
Many thanks to you both.
Best wishes, Andy
Benjamin,
Thank you both.
Sasithorn_s,
Many thanks.
Best wishes, Rosa.
Rosa,
Mario,
Ron.
Many thanks to you all.
Best wishes, Andy
Best regards, Doug
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John,
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Thank you all.
Best wishes, Andy
MAIK.
Many thanks to you both.
Marie-france,
Thank you both!
Very interesting , very nice!! They are still there....
Thank you for the great info.
Best greetings
Füsun
Andy Rodker club has replied to Margrit May Berger (…It is easy to miss. A long way from the tourist roads and an uphill walk, often muddy!
Best wishes, Andy
Cured or killed, I'm not sure which.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Isisbridge clubBut supposedly a cure (for scrofula, leprosy and general neolithic stuff I suspect).
Thank you, Isisbridge.
Have a good week!
Best wishes, Andy
Angelika,
Thank you both!
Andy Rodker club has replied to Diana Australis clubI hope you a) had good weather and b) visited this cute quoit, the best preserved one in Cornwall. My Mum's family have lived in Zennor, the neighbouring parish, for many years.
Andy Rodker club has replied to aNNa schramm clubThank you, aNNa!
Constructed by man, not giants or pixies!
They were burial chambers, covered firstly with pebbles and stones and then topped with earth but 6,000 years of erosion and the odd grave-robber has depleted these to almost nothing.
Andy Rodker club has replied to tiabunna clubAndy Rodker club has replied to Nicole Merdrignac cluband impressively captured and described here.
Have a great weekend and stay well, Andy!
Andy Rodker club has replied to * ઇଓ * clubVery many thanks!
Andy Rodker club has replied to Ruesterstaude clubAndy Rodker club has replied to Eric Desjours clubAndy Rodker club has replied to Andrew Trundlewagon clubThank you for posting your image in the group
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Andy Rodker club has replied to Roger (Grisly) clubAs quoits go, this is about the cutest of them all and is definitely the best preserved. In fact it's the only quoit, here and in northern France, which has not toppled or lost its capstone. Initially these were buried under a pyramid of pebbles / stones and then a layer of earth so that all you would see would have been a tumulus!
Atlantic storms over 1,000s of years have put paid to the protective coverings and ancient tomb robbers put paid to any interesting burial treasures! And yes, you're right, it is neolithic but very early neolithic so contemporaneous with the advent of farming and settled communities in Cornwall.
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