Sperris Quoit

Sperris Quoit
Sperris Quoit is located in Southwest Cornwall
Sperris Quoit
Shown within Southwest Cornwall
Locationnear Zennor and St Ives
RegionCornwall England
Coordinates50°11′25″N 5°32′41″W / 50.190227°N 5.544605°W / 50.190227; -5.544605
TypeDolmen
Site notes
Conditionextremely ruined

Sperris Quoit is a ruined megalithic burial chamber or dolmen, and one of a type of tomb unique to West Penwith, located on a moor around 365 metres northeast of Zennor Quoit, being roughly halfway between Zennor and Amalveor, Cornwall. It is the northernmost quoit in the Penwith peninsula and a Scheduled Monument.[1]

Etymology

The word "Sperris" is believed to have been derived from the identical Cornish word "sperris", which means hobgoblin, ghost, or sprite, whereas the word "Quoit" is believed to derive from the Old French word "coite", and means "a large flat stone atop a cromlech", or tomb.[2]

History

Sperris Quoit is over 4000 years old, and may be older, possibly as old as 7000 years, as it has been dated variously at late- or post-neolithic, and late mesolithic or neolithic.[3][4] It was in relatively good condition until at least the early 19th century, but there is evidence that stones have been removed since then, for local building work in the village of Zennor. The site was rediscovered in 1954 by Thomas and Wakes, who excavated it in part.[5][6]

Description

The quoit is situated in rough moorland on the side of Zennor Hill, at about 230 metres above sea level, and is close to several rocky outcrops. About 12 metres in diameter, five stones were found during the excavations, two standing, and three fallen, of which one has eroded to a stump, although due to heavy vegetation and dense gorse, only one upright of the chamber is visible, which is over 1.5 metres tall.[6] It is surrounded on all sides by bracken, gorse, and thick vegetation. The capstone is missing entirely. A cremation pit was discovered during the excavations, and the antechamber faces south.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Historic England. "Sperris Quoit (1004306)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  2. ^ "The Archaeology of the Moors, Downs and Heaths of West Cornwall". Cornwall County Council. Retrieved 15 April 2012.[page needed]
  3. ^ Thomas, Charles & Wailes, Bernard 1967 `Sperris Quoit [Cornwall]: the excavation of a new Penwith chamber tomb' Cornish Archaeol 6, 1967 9-23, figs, refs. []
  4. ^ Ancient Sites of West Penwith, Cornwall in Focus, retrieved 15/04/2012
  5. ^ The Archaeological Journal. Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Royal Archaeological Institute (Great Britain), Longman, Rrown [sic] Green, and Longman. 1974. p. 276. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  6. ^ a b Castleden, Rodney (13 March 1992). Neolithic Britain: New Stone Age Sites of England, Scotland, and Wales. Routledge. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-415-05845-2. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  7. ^ Tilley, Christopher (2010). Interpreting Landscapes. Left Coast Press. pp. 443–444. ISBN 978-1598743746. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  8. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Radcliffe, Enid (1970). Cornwall. Yale University Press. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-14-071001-4. Retrieved 14 April 2012.

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