Trethevy Quoit — St Cleer North Annex
Early Neolithic (3700–3500 BCE)·Cornish Neolithic·🇬🇧 Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
About
About Trethevy Quoit — St Cleer North Annex
Trethevy Quoit — St Cleer North Annex in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Early Neolithic (3700–3500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Cornish Neolithic. Finest portal dolmen in Cornwall with collapsed side stone showing elaborate chamber and small oval antechamber with window. Excavations and surveys provide calibrated chronology and architectural analysis.
Why it mattersKey Cornish Neolithic site preserving megalithic architecture of the Cornwall, England region
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology precision
- 02Landscape setting function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial burial aggregation
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3700 BCE
- Period
- Early Neolithic (3700–3500 BCE)
- Culture
- Cornish Neolithic
- Purpose
- Portal dolmen with massive capstone 3.7 m on 5 orthostats with unique rear antechamber hole
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3700 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1890 CE
Antiquarian recording
On the ground
Structures & features
50.4930° N · 4.4550° W · 140 m · 3 mapped features
Trethevy Quoit — St Cleer North Annex — Principal Chamber
chamberMain chamber at Trethevy Quoit — St Cleer North Annex
50.4932° N · 4.4549° WTrethevy Quoit — St Cleer North Annex — Kerb and Cairn
cairnPerimeter kerb and cairn at Trethevy Quoit — St Cleer North Annex
50.4928° N · 4.4548° WTrethevy Quoit — St Cleer North Annex — Outlier/Alignment Stone
standing stoneOutlier stone associated with Trethevy Quoit — St Cleer North Annex
50.4935° N · 4.4553° W