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cromlech

[krom-lek] / ˈkrɒm lɛk /
NOUN
megalith
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Others, the so-called cromlechs, form the setting of religious observances.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

On the plain where it was fought, there are still great numbers of mounds, cromlechs, and other sepulchral monuments.

From Old Celtic Romances by Unknown

Raths or encampments are numerous and several cromlechs are to be seen in good preservation.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

Like Jersey and the neighbouring part of France, Guernsey retains considerable traces of early habitation in cromlechs and menhirs, of which the most notable is the cromlech in the north at L’Ancresse.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

Some of them are baby cromlechs, the top stones of which are not much more than a hundredweight.

From Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland by Russell, T. O.




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