Trethevy Quoit — Tremar
Trethevy Quoit — Tremar Complex
Neolithic (3500–3200 BCE)·Penwith chambered·🇬🇧 Cornwall, East Cornwall, United Kingdom
About
About Trethevy Quoit — Tremar
Trethevy Quoit — Tremar in Cornwall, East Cornwall, United Kingdom is a Neolithic (3500–3200 BCE) megalithic attributed to Penwith chambered culture. Detailed survey and excavation document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal feature and ancillary settlement or ceremonial elements.
Why it mattersKey Penwith chambered site illustrating Neolithic (3500–3200 BCE) megalithic traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Trethevy Quoit — Tremar
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Penwith chambered
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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
- Neolithic (3500–3200 BCE)
- Culture
- Penwith chambered
- Purpose
- Portal dolmen 3.7 m capstone 28 t
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
50.4921° N · 4.4558° W · 283 m · 3 mapped features
- Trethevy Quoit — Tremar — Principal FeaturestructurePrimary megalithic feature at Trethevy Quoit — Tremar50.4929° N · 4.4550° W
- Trethevy Quoit — Tremar — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary complex at Trethevy Quoit — Tremar with settlement traces50.4914° N · 4.4564° W
- Trethevy Quoit — Tremar — Outlierrock artOutlier alignment or rock art at Trethevy Quoit — Tremar50.4932° N · 4.4568° W
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