Carburrow Quoit

Nearest town:
Bodmin (8km WSW)
OS reference:
SX155708
OS sheet:
201
Latitude:
50° 30' 26.12 N
Longitude:
4° 36' 8.29 W
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Image of Carburrow Quoit (Chambered Tomb) by markj99

Interior of Carburrow Quoit viewed from NE.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone
markj99
markj99 Apr 23, 2025
Image of Carburrow Quoit (Chambered Tomb) by Mr Hamhead

Looking from the cairn down the wall to the “Quoit”. The two gray hills in the distance are spoil tips from disused clay works.

Mr Hamhead
Mr Hamhead Jan 18, 2004

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Carburrow Quoit

markj99
markj99 Apr 23, 2025

Visited 18.03.14

Carburrow Quoit is an unusual jumble of stones located c. 60 yards NW of the E cairn on the summit of Carburrow Tor. The stone structure consists of an elongated cuboid stone pointing NW, supported on the SE by a stone slab and in the centre by a small boulder. It looks too artificial to be shaped by natural forces. Given the nearby cairns on the summit, it seems likely that Carburrow Quoit was constructed by man for an unknown purpose.

Carburrow Quoit

Mr Hamhead
Mr Hamhead Jan 18, 2004

There is some discussion over wheather or not this is a quoit or just a well balanced group of stones.
It lies on the northern slope of Carburrow Tor and can be easily found by following the remains of an ancient wall from the eastern cairn.
I have also been told that there is some talk of it being a pointer stone....but you will have to ask Cornwall Archeology Unit about that.

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