Cornwall 2006
I visited Chun Quoit for the first time ever on the 11th of August and cannot believe I took so long to do so.
On the way to the Quoit we visited Chun Castle, which is overgrown but still impressive. In fact many of the remains there are probably protected because of this.
Chun Quoit from Chun Castle, looking West. One of the entrance stones of the Castle in the foreground. 11/8/06
I won’t bother with most of my external pictures of the Quoit, as there are quite enough of those on MA already, but the chamber is something else:
The crawl opening into Chun Quoit chamber.
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A smaller opening into Chun Quoit chamber. The views of the countryside around are surprisingly extensive from inside.
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I also re-visited Lanyon Quoit, Men-an-Tol and the Men Scryfa, where I was able to get detailed pictures of the inscription.
A detail of the inscription on the Men Scryfa.
The full inscription reads (buried sections in brackets):
RIALOBRANI CVNOVALI(FILI)
In the dog-latin being used at the time in the area the two I’s nearest the ground are turned on their sides.
Taken 11/8/06
A highlighted version of the inscription on the Men Scryfa.
The full inscription reads (buried sections in brackets):
RIALOBRANI CVNOVALI(FILI)
In the dog-latin being used at the time in the area the two I’s nearest the ground are turned on their sides.
Taken 11/8/06
