Lanyon Quoit
The site of Lanyon Quoit, a historic site, is 2.5 km northwest of Madron. Within 15 km there are 43 more places to visit, starting with Tate St Ives (11 km).
Historic site near Madron
Just outside Madron
Lanyon Quoit is 2.5 km northwest of Madron. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month in Madron
Afternoons in Madron peak at 17–19°C, June to September.
Lanyon Quoit
Historic site.
- Type
- Historic site
- Town
- 2.5 km northwest of Madron
Locating Lanyon Quoit
Use the numbers to match each place near Lanyon Quoit with the list.
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Which towns are near Lanyon Quoit
Of the 5, Penzance is the largest, at 14,957 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Other places close by
The 43 places within 15 km include 3 museums, 2 historic houses and an art gallery.
Art galleryTate St Ives11 km away · 214K visitors a year (2009)2
FortChûn Castle2.5 km away3
Garden · National TrustTrengwainton Gardens3.1 km away4
Museum · National TrustLevant Mine6.1 km away5
MuseumPenlee House, Gallery & Museum5.4 km away6
Historic houseYHA Penzance4.4 km away7
Historic houseTrereife House4.7 km away8
MuseumBarbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Lanyon Quoit
Where is Lanyon Quoit?
Lanyon Quoit is 2.5 km northwest of Madron, Cornwall.
What is Lanyon Quoit?
Historic site.
When is the best time to visit Lanyon Quoit?
June to September are the warmest months in Madron, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Lanyon Quoit?
Within 15 km: Tate St Ives (11 km), Chûn Castle (2.5 km), Trengwainton Gardens (3.1 km) and Levant Mine (6.1 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Tate St Ives: flickr user "Steve Parker", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chûn Castle: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trengwainton Gardens: N p holmes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Levant Mine: John Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penlee House, Gallery & Museum: Purely Penzance, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- YHA Penzance: Edmund Gooch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trereife House: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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