Official Name: | Quoit |
Country: | England |
Region: | South West England |
Map Type: | Cornwall |
Static Image Name: | Devil's Quoit Near St Columb Major - geograph.org.uk - 938072.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Remains of Devil's Quoit |
Coordinates: | 50.4208°N -4.9244°W |
Post Town: | ST. COLUMB |
Postcode Area: | TR |
Postcode District: | TR9 |
Dial Code: | 01637 |
Civil Parish: | St Columb |
Unitary England: | Cornwall |
Lieutenancy England: | Cornwall |
Constituency Westminster: | St Austell and Newquay |
Quoit is a settlement in mid Cornwall, 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]
The hamlet derives its name from a dolmen known as "Devil's Quoit" (or "Arthur's Quoit") at .[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]