Lanyon Quoit

Lanyon Quoit
The dolmen in 2006
Location in England, United Kingdom
LocationMadron, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates50°08′51″N 5°35′57″W / 50.14750°N 5.599167°W / 50.14750; -5.599167
TypeDolmen
Length5.5 meters
Height1.5 meters
History
MaterialStone
Foundedc.3500 BC
PeriodsNeolithic
Site notes
ConditionDestroyed: 19 October 1815
Rebuilt: 1824
OwnershipNational Trust
Official nameChambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
Designated10 August 1923
Reference no.1006745

Lanyon Quoit is a dolmen in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, 2 miles southeast of Morvah. It collapsed in a storm in 1815 and was re-erected nine years later, and as a result the dolmen is now very different from its original appearance.