Three Brothers of Grugith explained

The Three Brothers of Grugith
Map Type:Cornwall
Location:Near St Keverne, Cornwall
Coordinates:50.0361°N -5.1271°W
Gbgridref:SW 762 198
Designation1:Scheduled monument
Designation1 Number:1006746
Designation1 Date:10 August 1923

The Three Brothers of Grugith (Cornish: Cornish: An Tri Broder a Grugwydh)[1] is a prehistoric site, a dolmen of the Neolithic Age, near St Keverne in Cornwall, England. It is a scheduled monument.

Description

The dolmen is situated near the summit of a hill overlooking Goonhilly Downs. Two orthostats support a capstone; there are depressions on the capstone which may be cup marks, or may be naturally formed.

The chamber enclosed by the stones measures about 4by, height about . William Copeland Borlase excavated the chamber in 1872: he discovered a pit about deep, and one flint flake.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Three Brothers of Crugith (EN) - Henwyn Tyller . . 6 December 2021.