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 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]

Quoit
Remains of Devil's Quoit
Quoit Location 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
UK Parliament	St Austell and Newquay
List of places UK England Cornwall 50.4208°N 4.9244°W / 50.4208; -4.9244

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]