Hackell's Coit
Preserved but no longer current.
A vast stone said to weigh about 30 tons, near Stanton Drew, Somerset; so called from a tradition that it was a quoit or coit thrown by Sir John Hautville. In Wiltshire three huge stones near Kennet are called the DeviVs coits.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Hackell's Coit” mean?
A vast stone said to weigh about 30 tons, near Stanton Drew, Somerset; so called from a tradition that it was a quoit or coit thrown by Sir John Hautville. In Wiltshire three huge stones near Kennet are called the DeviVs coits.
Is “Hackell's Coit” formal or informal?
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