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Trethevy Quoit is a Neolithic chambered cairn located near Saint Cleer in Cornwall, dating to the Neolithic period. The monument consists of a stone chamber formed by eight upright slate slabs supporting a large capstone, with the remains of a surrounding cairn still partly visible. The entrance to the chamber faces south-east, and the structure originally would have been enclosed within a more substantial mound of stone. The site represents an important example of megalithic funerary architecture in south-west England and demonstrates the sophisticated stone-working techniques of Neolithic communities.
Trethevy Quoit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017579. View the official record →
Trethevy Quoit is a Neolithic chambered cairn located near Saint Cleer in Cornwall, dating to the Neolithic period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017579.
Trethevy 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 1017579.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Cleer's Well and cross (1.1 km), Medieval churchyard cross in St Cleer churchyard (1.3 km), Part of a medieval boundary dyke 220m east of Golitha House (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Trethevy Quoit's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Trethevy Quoit stands on Teign Valley Group, bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.