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Acc.no: PEZPH : 2016.50.991

Identification

Item: Trevethy Quoit, near Liskeard, Cornwall.

Description: At map reference SX 25936881, Trevethy/Trethevy Quoit/Cromlech is a neolithic tomb of portal dolmen type. It consists of five standing stones, surmounted by a massive capstone. The capstone may have been designed to be slightly tilted, but now slopes at a much steeper angle than it would have done originally, because the most westerly of the supporting stones has collapsed and lies within the tomb chamber itself. A hole near the highest corner of the capstone appears to be man-made. The whole structure stands 9 feet (2.7 metres) high and was probably originally covered by a mound or cairn. The capstone is 20 tons in weight. Also know as Giant's House, Trevethy Stone and King Arthur's Quoit, Trevethy Quoit is near to Liskeard and Bodmin Moor. Source: Modern Antiquarian on-line and English Heritage on-line.

Condition: Good

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Material: Photographic paper

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