Lesquite Quoit
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lesquite-quoit-244-17792358
title:
Lesquite Quoit
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Lesquite Quoit, is a portal dolmen, located near Lanivet in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is a ceremonial funerary monument built around 3500 - 2600 BC and used by Britain's early farming communities. There are only 20 portal dolmens surviving in the United Kingdom. Many have suffered from stone-robbing and degradation over time. This example is well preserved, and is a scheduled monument. In 1870, J. Polsue recorded that the local tradition was of the stones "having been thrown to their present
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Portal dolmen in Cornwall, United Kingdom
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesquite_Quoit
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2023-12-05T22:22:03Z
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