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<< Our Photo Pages >> Devil's Quoit (St Columb Major) - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in England in Cornwall

Submitted by hamish on Wednesday, 14 September 2005  Page Views: 15091

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Devil's Quoit (St Columb Major) Alternative Name: Devil's Coyt
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: St Columb Major
Map Ref: SW9234161952
Latitude: 50.420628N  Longitude: 4.924641W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Devil's Quoit (St Columb Major)
Devil's Quoit (St Columb Major) submitted by hamish : Right by the side of the road at Quoit Farm near St Columb Major. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This is the capstone of a burial chamber. It was destroyed in 1870. The capstone was preserved by St Columb Old Cornwall Society.
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Devil's Quoit (St Columb Major)
Devil's Quoit (St Columb Major) submitted by Bladup : Devil's Quoit, It would have been some place by the look of it. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Devil's Quoit (St Columb Major)
Devil's Quoit (St Columb Major) submitted by Bladup : Devil's Quoit (St Columb Major). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Devil's Quoit (St Columb Major)
Devil's Quoit (St Columb Major) submitted by DrNickLeB : Devil's quoit (Vote or comment on this photo)

Devil's Quoit (St Columb Major)
Devil's Quoit (St Columb Major) submitted by hamish : A bit difficult to photograph, you've to either dice with death in the middle of the road, or break a leg clambering on the wall. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Devil's Quoit (St Columb Major)
Devil's Quoit (St Columb Major) submitted by hamish : The information plaque for the Devil's Quoit. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 1.4km S 171° St Columba Holy Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW925606)
 2.2km ENE 77° Castle an Dinas (St Columb)* Hillfort (SW94556236)
 2.3km ESE 120° Deep Tye Farm Henge (SW943607)
 2.9km SSW 192° Indian Queens inscribed stone* Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SW91625912)
 3.8km NE 51° St. Wenna's well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW954642)
 4.6km SE 140° St Dennis Churchyard Cross* Ancient Cross (SW95155835)
 4.6km SE 141° St Dennis Hill Fort* Hillfort (SW951583)
 4.8km E 81° Belowda Beacon tumuli* Barrow Cemetery (SW97136254)
 5.5km WSW 251° Our Lady of Nance* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW870604)
 5.6km ENE 71° Demelza Castle* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW977636)
 5.7km N 11° Nine Maidens Stone Row* Stone Row / Alignment (SW93636754)
 5.8km NE 34° St Mary's Well (Rosenannon)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW958666)
 5.9km SSW 210° St Enoder Cross* Ancient Cross (SW892569)
 6.1km E 90° St Gundred's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW985617)
 6.2km WNW 300° St James's Well, Ball* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW8709865269)
 6.2km N 3° Trelow Downs Stone Row / Alignment (SW92906817)
 6.4km NW 306° St Mawgan's Holy Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW87276592)
 6.5km NW 306° Mawgan Cross* Ancient Cross (SW87256594)
 6.5km NNE 12° The Fiddler* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW9393368211)
 6.5km W 270° St. Pedyr's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW8579462245)
 6.6km ESE 104° Menevegar Menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW98676011)
 6.8km NNE 22° Rosenannon Downs W* Barrow Cemetery (SW95126811)
 6.8km ESE 106° Roche Cross* Ancient Cross (SW98795978)
 6.9km NNE 25° Rosenannon Downs* Barrow Cemetery (SW95556810)
 7.0km NNW 343° Water Music Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW9055068697)
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Devil's Coyt by lucasn on Saturday, 09 November 2019
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Re: Devil's Quoit by coldrum on Wednesday, 31 March 2010
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Re: Devil's Quoit by coldrum on Tuesday, 11 August 2009
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