Carwynnen Quoit
Carwynnen Quoit is a dolmen belonging to the Neolithic period, at Carwynnen near Camborne in west Cornwall. It is also known as 'The Giant's Quoit', 'The Giant's Frying Pan', 'Pendarvis Quoit' and 'Pendarves Quoit'.Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: dolmen in Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “Giant’s Quoit”, “Portal dolmen called The Giant’s Quoit at Carwynnen”, and “The Giant’s Quoit”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Camborne railway station and King Edward Mine.
Camborne railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Camborne railway station serves the town of Camborne, Cornwall, England. The station is 313 miles 40 chains from the zero point at London Paddington measured via Box and Plymouth Millbay. Camborne railway station is situated 1½ miles north of Carwynnen Quoit.
King Edward Mine
Museum
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The King Edward Mine at Camborne, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom is a mine owned by Cornwall Council. At the end of the 19th century, students at the Camborne School of Mines spent much of their time doing practical mining and tin dressing work in the local tin mines. King Edward Mine is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Carwynnen Quoit.
Camborne Library
Library
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Camborne Library is situated 1½ miles north of Carwynnen Quoit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stennack and Troon.
Stennack
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stennack is a hamlet southwest of Troon in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Troon
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Troon is a village in Cornwall, UK, 1+1⁄2 miles southeast of Camborne. The village lies at around 560 feet above sea level. An electoral ward named Troon and Beacon covers the area north from Troon to the outskirts of Camborne.
Knave-Go-By
Hamlet
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knave-Go-By is a village located on the outskirts of Camborne in the English county of Cornwall in the South West region of the United Kingdom. It is in the TR14 postcode area.
Carwynnen Quoit
- Categories: dolmen, archaeological site, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Camborne, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.18825° or 50° 11′ 18″ northLongitude
-5.29337° or 5° 17′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C2P5PQ4+7MOpenStreetMap ID
node 3071462066OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5558329
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In Other Languages
“Carwynnen Quoit” goes by many names.
- German: “Giant’s Quoit”
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Highlights include Stennack Wood and Boat House.
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