B/w print photograph

Acc.no: PEZPH : 1993.43.150

Identification

Item: Lanyon Quoit

Description: Lanyon Quoit in Madron parish, which stands within the landscape beside the road leading from Madron to Morvah. The monument is thought to be a burial chamber; perhaps a mausoleum. It 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 collapse 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 2.7 x 5.25m (9ft x 17.5ft) weighing 13.5 tons; the chamber height is about 2m (7ft).

Condition: Good - slight discolouration to the left edge. Spots of discolouration to the edges and in the bottom left-hand corner.

Description

Height: 111mm

Width: 152mm

Material: Photograph

Production

Method: Printed

Date: 1880

Person: Branwell, John

Place: Penlee House

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