Three Brothers of Grugith
The Tomb Three Brothers of Grugith portal (also known as “Three Brothers of Grugwith”, “The Three Brothers of Grugoth Dolmen” or “Three Brothers of Crugith”) in St Keverne-Zoar near Mullion , south of the B3293 on the “ Lizard Peninsula” “Is a quoit in Cornwall in England .
It consists of a semi-natural, semi-artificial dolmen or cromlech , each of the three stones weighing several tons. A natural rock about 2.7 m long, 1.8 m wide and 0.8 m high forms one of the side stones of the dolmen. At a distance of about 0.7 m, a second stone about 2.2 m long and only 0.15 to 0.45 m wide stands parallel to its north side. A third stone measuring about 2.6 x 1.6 m was placed on top of these two. The inside only about 0.7 m high dolmen is open at both ends.
During an investigation in which a pit was dug between the supporting stones, a flint chipped off was discovered and it was established that a similar pit had previously been dug at the same point to a depth of 1.2 m. This was undoubtedly a grave, like the one at Lanyon Quoit , that would have contained traces of burial if it had not been destroyed.
literature
- John Barnatt: Prehistoric Cornwall: The ceremonial monuments . Turnstone Press 1982, ISBN 0855001291 .
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Coordinates: 50 ° 2 '9.8 " N , 5 ° 7' 37.7" W.