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Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit

England
List entry 1004306
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004306
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
SW 47100 38253
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Sperris Quoit is a portal dolmen located in Cornwall, England, dating to the Neolithic period. The monument consists of a chamber formed by upright stone slabs supporting a capstone, characteristic of the portal dolmen type which represents one of the earliest forms of megalithic burial architecture in Britain. Portal dolmens such as Sperris Quoit typically date to the fourth millennium BCE and reflect the ritual and burial practices of early farming communities. The site remains an important archaeological record of Neolithic settlement and ceremonial activity in south-west England.

Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004306. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit?

Sperris Quoit is a portal dolmen located in Cornwall, England, dating to the Neolithic period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004306.

Who is responsible for protecting Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit?

Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1004306.

What other scheduled monuments are near Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church (9.2 km), Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge (9.4 km), Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church (10.2 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
9.2 km
Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
9.4 km
Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
10.2 km
Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
10.2 km
Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
10.2 km
Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
10.2 km
Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
10.2 km
Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
10.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit

Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

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