Carwynnen Quoit, also known as the Giant’s Quoit or the Giant’s Frying Pan, is a Neolithic portal dolmen near Camborne in west Cornwall. It was probably built around 3000 BCE and is one of the few monuments of this type found outside Penwith. The capstone measures about 3.3 metres long, 2.5 metres wide, and 30 centimetres thick. Before its collapse, it stood about 1.5 metres high on three upright stones. The monument stands in a gently sloping field between two tributaries of the Red River. Its position, form, and scale suggest that it was once an important feature in the Neolithic landscape. Like other portal dolmens, it may have been connected with burial, ritual, ancestry, or the marking of place. Its later names, including the Giant’s Quoit and the Giant’s Frying Pan, show how the monument became part of local folklore as well as archaeology. Carwynnen Quoit has a long recorded history. It was noted by Edward Lhuyd around 1700 and mapped in 1748. William Borlase produced the first formal plan in 1769, and the monument later attracted artists and naturalists, including James Sowerby, who recorded its distinctive lichen growth. Although it collapsed in the early nineteenth century and again in 1966, it remained an important local landmark and was used for gatherings by groups such as the Old Cornwall Society and the Cornish Gorseth. After nearly fifty years in ruins, the site was purchased in 2009 by The Sustainable Trust in partnership with Cornwall Heritage Trust. Archaeological excavations began in 2012, supported by funding, public engagement, workshops, and educational events. The work revealed Neolithic and later finds and helped guide the restoration. In 2014, two of the original support stones were returned to their Neolithic positions, the third was adjusted for stability, and the capstone was lifted back into place. Today, Carwynnen Quoit is both a restored prehistoric monument and an example of community heritage in action. Its revival has inspired exhibitions, music, film, educational projects, and renewed interest in the ancient landscape around Camborne.