Sperris
Quoit
Burial Chamber
SW 470 382
This is one of the more elusive of the prehistoric sites in Cornwall and is difficult to locate due to dense gorse and following a fire in 1997 when the gorse was cleared exposed it for the first time in many years. The site was badly damaged due to nearby mining activity and stones were thought to have been included in the nearby building or for the nearby 19th century stone walls running eastward from the quoit like a stone row. To find it go to the end of the rocky outcrop and the remaining slab can be seen not far to the SE to the right of the old wall.
The
remaining upright slab of Sperris Quoit
The name “sperris” in Cornish means sprite, ghost or goblin suggesting the area attracted such tales.
View to the south
Return to the path and follow it until you reach a junction, turn right and this leads to Zennor Quoit.
Easter
2002
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