Chûn Quoit

E557561

Chûn Quoit is a well-preserved Neolithic chambered tomb and dolmen in Cornwall, England, notable for its massive capstone and prehistoric archaeological significance.

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Label Occurrences
Chûn Quoit canonical 5

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Neolithic chambered tomb ⓘ
dolmen ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ
accessibleToPublic true ⓘ
category Archaeological sites in Cornwall ⓘ
Dolmens ⓘ
Megalithic monuments in England ⓘ
Neolithic sites in England ⓘ
constructionTechnique megalithic ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
culture Neolithic Britain ⓘ
epoch Neolithic ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalInterest true ⓘ
hasCondition well-preserved ⓘ
hasOrientation roughly east–west ⓘ
hasPart capstone ⓘ
chamber ⓘ
entrance opening ⓘ
upright stones ⓘ
hasViewOf Atlantic coast ⓘ
surrounding moorland ⓘ
heritageDesignation Scheduled Monument ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
isInParish Morvah ⓘ
isPrehistoric true ⓘ
isProtectedBy Historic England ⓘ
locatedIn Cornwall ⓘ
England ⓘ
Penwith Peninsula ⓘ
South West England ⓘ
linked to: southwest England

United Kingdom ⓘ
locatedNear Chûn Castle ⓘ
Penzance ⓘ
locatedOn upland moor ⓘ
materialUsed granite ⓘ
stone ⓘ
period 4th millennium BC (approximate) ⓘ
roofType single large capstone ⓘ
significance Neolithic funerary monument ⓘ
prehistoric archaeology ⓘ
supportType four upright stones ⓘ
touristAttraction true ⓘ
usedFor burial ⓘ
funerary practices ⓘ
ritual purposes ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Penwith Peninsula → contains → Chûn Quoit ⓘ
Lanyon Quoit → hasNearbySite → Chûn Quoit ⓘ
Chûn Castle → hasNearbyFeature → Chûn Quoit ⓘ
Penwith Moors → contains → Chûn Quoit ⓘ