standing stone
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Archaeologists have discovered that what was thought to be a single standing stone in a forest is part of a larger ceremonial site dating back 3,700 years to the Bronze Age.
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
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
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
Their last meal had been lunch beside the standing stone the day before.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
