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Full Moon at Lanyon Quoit - Lanyon Quoit
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Place: »Lanyon Quoit

Category: »Ancient Sites

About: Lanyon Quoit is located right next to the road leading from Madron to Morvah and it is signposted. Before the collapse of the quoit it was said to be aligned with the cardinal directions North, South, East, and West probably indicating that it was u......

Photograph Added: 22nd August 2008

Dark Silhouette and Setting Sun - Lanyon Quoit
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Place: »Lanyon Quoit

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About: The dark silhouette of Lanyon Quoit against a pale yellow and orange sunset makes an interesting photograph. Quoits is the term usually used in Cornwall but they are also know as dolmens or cromlechs

Photograph Added: 21st August 2008

Night Light at Lanyon Quoit - Lanyon Quoit
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Place: »Lanyon Quoit

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About: The quoit at Lanyon takes on a completely different look when it is bathed in the evening light. The chamber collapsed during a storm in 1815 but was re-erected nine years later using the money raised by subscription and the local people.

Photograph Added: 20th August 2008

Altocumulus Cloud - Lanyon Quoit
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Place: »Lanyon Quoit

Category: »Ancient Sites

About: What we believe to be Altocumulus Clouds over the top of Lanyon Quoit.

Photograph Added: 12th September 2006

Lanyon Quoit - Lanyon Quoit
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About: Lanyon Quoit would originally have looked much different. During storms in 1815 the original collapsed and was rebuilt some time later. The fourth upright had broken however and only three were used during the repairs.

Photograph Added: 10th September 2006

Ancient Cornwall - Lanyon Quoit
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About: Lanyon Quoit is the best known of the Cornish Quoits and would most likely have been a burial chamber.

Photograph Added: 10th September 2006

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