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Chun Quoit ,Penwith Peninsula, Cornwall, England.

Positioned high on the exposed north coast of Cornwall, Chun Quoit is remarkable for being the only dolmen in the area to have retained its capstone in its original setting around 5000 years after its inauguration, the four supporting stones still forming a box-like chamber. unlike other Penwith quoits, the Chun capstone is circular and domed, giving it a mushroom-like shape.