<< Our Photo Pages >> Lanyon Quoit - Portal Tomb in England in Cornwall
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Lanyon QuoitCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Portal Tomb
Nearest Town: Penzance Nearest Village: Madron
Map Ref: SW42983369 Landranger Map Number: 203
Latitude: 50.147438N Longitude: 5.59898W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Couplands visited on 29th Jul 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
wildtalents visited on 4th Jul 2023 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Mirroring exactly the horizon behind it, this is a beautiful dolmen. The capstone seems delicately poised on three chunky uprights. There's a smaller stone nearby that might have propped up a back-wall, and a flat stone underneath the dolmen.
I'm embarrassed to admit it but I took several minutes finding my way back to the country lane where I'd parked. The only solution was too head back to the quoit and then it was suddenly easy. Some kind of weird space-shifting thing?
TheCaptain visited on 13th Jun 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 It had been swelteringly hot and sunny all day on the southern coast, but there had been a cool sea mist blowing across all day from the north coast. Despite it being very foggy, I decide on an evening visit Madron Well, and anyway, it all adds to the atmosphere. Leaving Madron well, I drive north perhaps to Men-an-Tol but the fog up here is even thicker. I give up with that idea and just park to visit Lanyon Quoit, where I eat my pasty in the cold damp fog blowing across the moor!
hallsifer visited on 19th Feb 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Lovely quoit as usual, didn't get a chance to check out the old cist remainds behind it yet again though.
micske visited on 1st Jan 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5
Richard13 visited on 19th Jul 2022 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Lanyon Quoit stands next to the road and can be seen from it as you approach. It looks impressive and stands out against the landscape, making for a fine sight. Although it has been reconstructed and has lost some height and impact as a result, it is still a fine and interesting sight and well worth a visit. The area is worth a closer inspection to make out the outline of the associated barrow.
hallsifer visited on 22nd Sep 2021 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Gorgeous site! Visited as part of a hike, ate lunch on surrounding flat ground.
bishop_pam visited on 28th Sep 2017 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5
ajmp3003 visited on 2nd May 2016 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
ModernExplorers visited on 9th Mar 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Large dolmen with other megalithic structures in the vicinty
coin visited on 1st Jan 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5 A great tomb
jeffrep visited on 14th May 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Second visit. First visit September 25, 2005.
brianlavelle visited on 28th Mar 2010 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3
SteveC visited on 24th Apr 2007 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5
woodini254 visited on 13th Feb 1996 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3
BolshieBoris visited on 1st Jun 1987 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5
Psy1968 visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5
peetdi visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3
kith visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5
lucasn visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5
KieKa visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5
LiveAndrew Ergler celticmaiden55 SandyG Bladup mark_a rldixon TimPrevett TheCaptain PAB davidmorgan JimChampion ocifant hamish cazzyjane Bolstered AnnabelleStar ArchAstro have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.86 Ambience: 4.33 Access: 4.29
Remains of other cists and structures can be found at the southern end of the large barrow.
A Bronze Age settlement has been is excavated as part of Lanyon bracken clearance, see the comments and enjoy our extensive photo gallery of this evocative site.
Note: Lanyon Quoit after sunset on the Winter Solstice 2022
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