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Megalithics wrote: fauny fergus wrote: with men having the smaller, rear, chamber and women the larger forward chamber, Err, in common with most portal tombs, Trevethy has only one chamber, unless he is considering the external area contained by the flankers as a "front" chamber. Maggie & Keith Hey man, I'm only the messenger. His argument was that the front chamber (by his reckoning) is the space that would have been enclosed by the fallen/leaning stone and would have been accessible from the rear chamber that was formed by a sliding stone (presumably lost to antiquity) or maybe wooden access door. There's a description of it here: http://www.megalithics.com/england/trevethy/trevmain.htm that mentions the 'antechamber'. Or, from http://www.cornwalls.co.uk/history/sites/trethevy_quoit.htm : Cornwall Guide wrote: Erected in the early Neolithic period (c3500BC), and originally partially covered by a mound, Trethevy Quoit is unusual because not only does it have 6 supporting stones forming its internal chamber, but it was also constructed with an antechamber (although only one of the two original stones still remains). The only other Cornish quoit to boast two chambers is Lanyon Quoit. Reply | with quote |  28th July 2010ce 22:03 In reply to: Re: Trevethy Quoit (Megalithics) |
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