Lanyon Quoit [framing Ding Dong Mine in distance]

As Treeve has previously pointed out in another pic, this quoit (formerly a burial place under a mound of soil) was tall enough to permit a horse rider to pass under without banging his head. I have read that it was lightning that struck it in the early 19th century that reduced its height when re-erected. Farmers have also stolen many such stones for their 'hedges' from other monuments such as these over the ages unfortunately.