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It may look like little more than a pile of rubble today, but these stones are the remains of an iconic monument which once possessed as much cultural and religious importance as the Merry Maidens, Hurlers or Perran Round.
Caerwynnen Quoit - also known as the Giant's Frying Pan and Pendarves Quoit - is situated in a field outside Camborne.
Like the quoits of Lanyon, Trethevy, Chun, Zennor and those on Scilly, Caerwynnen is a chamber tomb dating from around 3,000BC. Although the structure is a scheduled ancient monument, neglect led to its total collapse in 1967. However, plans are now being drawn up to re-erect it.

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Latitude: 50.188091N  Longitude: 5.293488W

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