Quoit, Cornwall

Not to be confused with 'Quoit', Cornish idiom for Dolmen, or Lanyon Quoit, a dolmen in Cornwall.

For other uses, see Quoit (disambiguation).

Quoit
Remains of Devil's Quoit
Quoit Quoit shown within Cornwall
Civil parish	St Columb
Unitary authority	Cornwall
Ceremonial county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ST. COLUMB
Postcode district	TR9
Dialling code	01637
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	St Austell and Newquay
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Coordinates: 50°25′15″N 4°55′28″W / 50.4208°N 4.9244°W / 50.4208; -4.9244

Quoit is a settlement in mid Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in the parish of St. Columb Major approximately one mile (2 km) southeast of the town of St Columb Major and 7 miles (12 km) east of Newquay. It lies between the A30 dual carriageway trunk road and the A39 road through St Columb Major.^[1]

Devil's Quoit

The hamlet derives its name from a dolmen known as "Devil's Quoit" (or "Arthur's Quoit") at grid reference SW92326193.^[2] Although one support stone was removed in the 18th century, the dolmen was still standing in 1840.^[2] It partially collapsed between 1840 and 1850. By the 20th century, the stones had been split and either deliberately buried or incorporated in surrounding hedges.^[2]

References

↑ Ordnance Survey Landranger 200; Newquay, Bodmin & surrounding area, 1:50 000. 1988
1 2 3 DEVILS QUOIT Archived June 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine., Pastscape, retrieved 20 November 2013

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Unitary authorities	Cornwall Council Council of the Isles of Scilly

Major settlements	Bodmin Bude Callington Camborne Camelford Falmouth Fowey Hayle Helston Launceston Liskeard Looe Lostwithiel Marazion Newlyn Newquay Padstow Par Penryn Penzance Porthleven Redruth Saltash St Austell St Blazey St Columb Major St Ives St Just in Penwith St Mawes Stratton Torpoint Truro Wadebridge See also: List of civil parishes in Cornwall

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