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Chun Burial Chamber | Chun Quoit And Castle | Cornwall

Chun Burial Chamber - Chun Quoit And Castle

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Location: Chun Quoit And Castle   |   Category: Ancient Sites   |   Photograph Added: 22nd April 2008 | Photo Reference: 2084

The name Chun apparently comes from the Cornish Chy-an-Woone which is thought to mean 'the House on the Downs'.
The quoit consists of four upright stones about a metre and a half high and three of these support a fairly circular 2-3 metre wide capstone.