Lanyon Quoit, Madron and Sancreed

Name: Lanyon Quoit
Address: B3312 Madron To Morvah Road, Bosullow, Madron and Sancreed, TR20 8NY, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Madron and Sancreed

Top attraction, Prehistoric site, Ruins

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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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°8'51"N, 5°35'57"W

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B3312 Madron To Morvah Road, BosullowMadron and Sancreed TR20 8NY United Kingdom

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Day trips

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

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

1.1 miSE
Church
Madron Well, Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
30 min walk • Madron Well and Madron Well Chapel is a scheduled Ancient Monument in the civil parish of Madron, Cornwall, UK. Madron Well Chapel is the ruin of a 12th- or 14th-century chapel dedicated to St Madern and occupies the site of a much older Celtic structure.
0.8 miN
Iconic Bronze Age stone monument
Mên-an-Tol, Madron and Sancreed
21 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".
0.9 miN
Prehistoric site
Boskednan stone circle
24 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.
0.5 miNE
Archaeological site
Ding Dong mines, Madron and Sancreed
14 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 miN
Memorial
Mên Scryfa, Pendeen
26 min walk • Mên Scryfa is an inscribed standing stone in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
1.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Watch Croft, Pendeen
36 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.
~1800 ftN
Prehistoric site
Bosiliack Barrow, Pendeen
9 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.
0.7 miE
Prehistoric site
Carfury Standing Stone, Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
17 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 Lanyon Quoit?

Nearby attractions include Bosiliack Barrow, Pendeen (9 min walk), Ding Dong mines, Madron and Sancreed (14 min walk), Carfury Standing Stone, Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (17 min walk), Mên-an-Tol, Madron and Sancreed (21 min walk).