Lanyon Quoit

Lanyon Quoit is a Dolmen northeast of Tregeseal and about two miles south east of Morvah beside the road leading to Madron. The capstone is 9ft X 17.5ft and weighs 13.5 tons. It is supported by three upright stones, a fourth was broken during a storm.

Our visit

We visited this impressive site took place on a cloudy day in March. It stands by the Madron-Morvah road about two and a half miles north of Madron. The Neolithic dolmen was reconstructed in 1824; nine years after a storm had caused it to fall. Some of the stones were broken at that time so accurate reconstruction was not achieved. It is thought that there were originally at least four uprights supporting the heavy capstone rather than the three that now stand. The capstone also stood about a metre higher. It is an important site, in an interesting location and a visit is highly recommended.