Human settlement in England
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MulfraLocation within Cornwall | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Dialling code | 01736 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Cornwall |
Ambulance | South Western |
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50°09′27″N 5°33′56″W / 50.1575°N 5.5656°W / 50.1575; -5.5656 |
Mulfra is a hamlet in the parish of Madron, Cornwall, England and is on the southern slope of Mulfra Hill. Nearby is the Scheduled monument, Mulfra Quoit, which is a portal dolmen, i.e. a ceremonial and funerary monument dating from the early or middle Neolithic period, probably in use from 3500 to 2600 BC.
References
- Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End & Isles of Scilly (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN 978-0-319-23289-7.
- Historic England. "Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit (1006744)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
Media related to Mulfra at Wikimedia Commons
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