Pawton Quoit

Pawton Quoit is a prehistoric portal dolmen, which dates to the Early and Middle Neolithic period in England (3500–2600 BC) [1]. Pawton Quoit is a Neolithic burial tomb located about 4.66 km south from St Breock in a field near Haycrock Farm in Cornwall [1]. It sits on a north-facing ridge [1]. The burial monument consists of a long burial mound, measuring 28 by 22 m, and oriented north-south [1]. The barrow was probably originally round, with a lengthening of one axis due to the downhill slope to the north [1]. It has a damaged burial chamber at the south end of the mound [1]. Large stones enclose the rectangular chamber, measuring 2.3 by 1.1 m [1]. Pawton Quoit was first mentioned in historical records when it was recorded as the "Druid's Altar" on the Ordnance Survey map in 1813 [1].