Village in Cornwall, England
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Zennor (Cornish: Sen Senar) is a small village between St Just in Penwith and St Ives in West Cornwall, within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Antiquities include the megalithic burial chambers Zennor Quoit and Sperris Quoit.
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Zennor Head is a coastal promontory north of the village. The cliffs rise over 60 metres (200 ft) from the sea and the highest point of the headland is 96 metres (314 ft) above sea level.
It has a mermaid bench, a squint, a sundial above the door, an ancient granite font and a mermaid bench.
It is one of eight remaining quoits on the West Penwith moors. The chamber was used for the burial of bodies which at some point would be cremated and removed and replaced with others. It dates to 2500–1500 BC.
A ruined megalithic burial chamber or dolmen, and one of a type of tomb unique to West Penwith. It is 4000 to 7000 years old. About 12 metres in diameter, five stones were found during the excavations, two standing, and three fallen, of which one has eroded to a stump, although due to heavy vegetation and dense gorse, only one upright of the chamber is visible, which is over 1.5 metres tall.
A great pub, good soups and meals prepared to order.
By car along the North Coast Road (B3306) from St Just in Penwith or St Ives, or minor road from Penzance.
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