Devil’s Quoits 15
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Devil’s Quoits

Singular/plural?

baza B
baza Feb 23, 2010 22:37:58
Replying to Mustard

Rhiannon wrote:
I suppose you don't believe in the devil either then.
The stone in the foreground is an original stone, whereas the others are replacements. We can not know what shape the other original stones had. You can't use replacements as evidence. We only have two clues as to the shapes of the missing stones: the stone holes and their name, "The Devil's Quoits."

M Mustard
Mustard Feb 24, 2010 00:23:42
Replying to baza

baza wrote:
The stone in the foreground is an original stone, whereas the others are replacements.
I was under the impression that there were eight original stones? Whatever way you look at it, there isn't enough clear evidence to say with certainty that the word "quoits" originally referred to the stones. It's possible, for sure, but there's no conclusive evidence.

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