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standing stone

NOUN
megalith
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"What we've uncovered is evidence of a much more complex ceremonial landscape, which the original standing stone is part of," Dr Shaw explained.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025

Like the woman’s increasingly upsetting visions, these time warps seem related to the eerie, vaguely human-shaped standing stone that looms over the island, a memorial to a past seafaring tragedy.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023

The pots were found at the foot of a standing stone which had fallen over Two Bronze Age burial pots containing human remains have been found at the base of a standing stone in Angus.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2011

This goes some way to proving that Carlinwell Stone is a genuine prehistoric standing stone, rather than something put up later.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2011

Their last meal had been lunch beside the standing stone the day before.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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