Location | St Cleer, Cornwall |
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Coordinates | 50°29′35″N 4°27′20″W / 50.4931814°N 4.4554281°W |
Type | Dolmen |
History | |
Periods | Neolithic |
Site notes | |
Ownership | Cornwall Heritage Trust |
Public access | Yes |
Official name | Trethevy Quoit |
Designated | 10 August 1923 |
Reference no. | 1017579 |
Trethevy Quoit (Cornish: Koyt Tredhewi)[1] is a well-preserved megalithic structure between St Cleer and Darite in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is known locally as "the giant's house".[2] Standing 9 feet (2.7 m) high, it consists of five standing stones capped by a large slab and was added to the Heritage at Risk Register in 2017.