quoit

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"It's hard to believe that someone could disrespect the site like this, which is really special and sits in a magical landscape of other ancient monuments such as Lanyon Quoit and Men an Tol."

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2023

Quoit, tennis, ball—no games? nor deals in that Which men delight in, martial exercise?

From The Princess by Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron

On Zennor Beacon is the famous Zennor Quoit or Cromlech, the largest in Cornwall, and one of the finest in the country.

From The Cornish Riviera by Haslehust, E. W.

Upon inquiry I was told that this was the private ground of the Edgbaston Quoit Club, a select body, consisting mainly of well-to-do inhabitants of that pleasant suburb.

From Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men by Edwards, Eliezer

At Lanyon, on Boswavas Moor, not far from the Mulfra Quoit, is a fine specimen.

From Nooks and Corners of Cornwall by Scott, C. A. Dawson