West Lanyon Quoit, Pendeen

Name: West Lanyon Quoit
Address: Pendeen, United Kingdom

#18 among attractions in Pendeen

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West Lanyon Quoit, also known as Lower Lanyon Quoit, is the remains of a prehistoric dolmen situated in the parish of Madron in Cornwall grid reference SW423337. It was excavated in the late 18th century, and much of the structure has since been destroyed. ()

Coordinates: 50°8'52"N, 5°36'28"W

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Pendeen United Kingdom

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West Lanyon Quoit – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mên-an-Tol, Lanyon Quoit, Boskednan stone circle, Ding Dong mines.

0.8 miN
Iconic Bronze Age stone monument
Mên-an-Tol, Madron and Sancreed
20 min walk • The Mên-an-Tol is a small formation of standing stones in Cornwall, UK. It is about three miles northwest of Madron. It is also known locally as the "Crick Stone".
0.4 miE
Prehistoric site, Ruins
Lanyon Quoit, Madron and Sancreed
10 min walk • Lanyon Quoit is a dolmen in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, 2 miles southeast of Morvah. It collapsed in a storm in 1815 and was re-erected nine years later, and as a result the dolmen is now very different from its original appearance.
1.1 miNE
Prehistoric site
Boskednan stone circle
28 min walk • Boskednan stone circle is a partially restored prehistoric stone circle near Boskednan, around 4 miles northwest of the town of Penzance in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
0.8 miNE
Archaeological site
Ding Dong mines, Madron and Sancreed
21 min walk • The Ding Dong mines lie in an old and extensive mining area situated in the parish of Madron, in Penwith, Cornwall, England. They are about two miles north east of the St Just to Penzance road. They look out over Mount's Bay and St Michael's Mount to the south west.
1.1 miW
Forts and castles
Chûn Castle, Pendeen
30 min walk • Chûn Castle is a large Iron Age hillfort near Penzance in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The fort was built about 2,500 years ago, and fell into disuse until the early centuries AD when it was possibly re-occupied to protect the nearby tin mines.
1 miN
Memorial
Mên Scryfa, Pendeen
25 min walk • Mên Scryfa is an inscribed standing stone in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
1.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Watch Croft, Pendeen
32 min walk • Watch Croft is a prominent hill, 252 metres high overlooking the north coast of the Cornwall, UK. Its prominence of 225 metres qualifies it as a Marilyn, one of only five in Cornwall.
0.6 miNE
Prehistoric site
Bosiliack Barrow, Pendeen
15 min walk • Bosiliack Barrow is a barrow on the Penwith Moors between Madron and Morvah near the hamlet of Bosiliack in Cornwall, UK. The barrow is Neolithic and was excavated in 1984, causing little disturbance to the ancient site.
1 miE
Prehistoric site
Carfury Standing Stone, Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
27 min walk • Carfury Standing Stone is a standing stone in Penwith, Cornwall, about 4km northwest of Penzance. Also called Cuckoo Rock, the stone stands around 3m tall and is 0.7m wide by 0.4m thick.

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Which popular attractions are close to West Lanyon Quoit?

Nearby attractions include Lanyon Quoit, Madron and Sancreed (10 min walk), Bosiliack Barrow, Pendeen (15 min walk), Mên-an-Tol, Madron and Sancreed (20 min walk), Ding Dong mines, Madron and Sancreed (21 min walk).