Lanyon Quoit at Madron United Kingdom Europe
Lanyon Qoit is the best-known Cornish quoit, as it stands right besides the road leading from Madron to Morvah. This dolmen collapsed during a storm in 1815 and was re-erected nine years later, with money raised by subscription among the local inhabitants. The reconstruction was not accurate because one of the uprights broke during the collaspe and only three were reused. As a result, the quoit is now not so high as it was in the past. In fact, until the 18th century it was possible to sit on horseback beneath it. The capstone is x (9ft x ) wheighting tons; the chamber height is about 2m(7ft).
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