Lanyon Quoit — Madron
Early Neolithic (3500 BCE), collapsed 1815 re-erected·Cornish Neolithic·🇬🇧 Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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About Lanyon Quoit — Madron
Lanyon Quoit — Madron in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Early Neolithic (3500 BCE), collapsed 1815 re-erected megalithic attributed to Cornish Neolithic. Collapsed in storm 1815, re-erected lower; moorland portal tomb on West Penwith granite uplands. Excavations and surveys provide calibrated chronology and architectural analysis.
Why it mattersKey Cornish Neolithic site preserving megalithic architecture of the Cornwall, England region
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology precision
- 02Landscape setting function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial burial aggregation
- 02Territorial marker
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), collapsed 1815 re-erected
- Culture
- Cornish Neolithic
- Purpose
- Portal dolmen with 18 t capstone on 3 legs, re-erected after collapse
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1890 CE
Antiquarian recording
On the ground
Structures & features
50.1480° N · 5.6010° W · 140 m · 3 mapped features
- Lanyon Quoit — Madron — Principal ChamberchamberMain chamber at Lanyon Quoit — Madron50.1482° N · 5.6009° W
- Lanyon Quoit — Madron — Kerb and CairncairnPerimeter kerb and cairn at Lanyon Quoit — Madron50.1478° N · 5.6008° W
- Lanyon Quoit — Madron — Outlier/Alignment Stonestanding stoneOutlier stone associated with Lanyon Quoit — Madron50.1485° N · 5.6013° W
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