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cromlech

[krom-lek] / ˈkrɒm lɛk /
NOUN
megalith
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The cromlech built in Langemark, Belgium is marking the 100th anniversary of the war's outbreak.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2014

The charcoal sample that was thus dated came from an excavated pit at Stonehenge, the great "megalithic cromlech" on England's Salisbury Plain that has mystified scientists since Roman times.

From Time Magazine Archive

At Stonehenge, in England, is a large cromlech arranged in two circles and two ovals.

From The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies by Catherine Ann White

To make this easier, however, the three uprights were cut down, and the cromlech now to be seen is by no means so imposing as in its prehistoric state.

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

Neighbouring antiquities are Asselyn church near Lough Key, and a large cromlech by the road towards Lough Gara.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various




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