Chûn Quoit — Chun Down
Early Neolithic (3500 BCE)·Penwith Neolithic·🇬🇧 Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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About Chûn Quoit — Chun Down
Chûn Quoit — Chun Down in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Early Neolithic (3500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Penwith Neolithic. Spectacular moorland dolmen 300 m from Chûn Castle hillfort, commanding views over Penwith. Surveys document interior and comparative analysis.
Why it mattersImportant Penwith Neolithic megalithic of the Cornwall, England region
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology
- 02Landscape organisation
Theories
- 01Ceremonial aggregation
- 02Subsistence base
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3500 BCE
- Period
- Early Neolithic (3500 BCE)
- Culture
- Penwith Neolithic
- Purpose
- Hilltop portal dolmen with capstone 3.3 m on four legs beside hillfort
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Antiquarian survey
On the ground
Structures & features
50.1490° N · 5.6340° W · 190 m · 3 mapped features
Chûn Quoit — Chun Down — Main Chamber
chamberPrimary chamber
50.1492° N · 5.6339° WChûn Quoit — Chun Down — Kerb/Circle Stones
circleCircuit stones
50.1488° N · 5.6338° WChûn Quoit — Chun Down — Outlier
standing stoneAssociated outlier stone
50.1495° N · 5.6342° W