cromlech

But even those trees seemed modern when we visited the Almendres Cromlech, a megalithic enclosure of 95 man-sized stones, just outside of Evora.

Learn the lingo of the mysterious megaliths while visiting a dolmen, thought to be a burial site; a cromlech, which is a gathering place on the winter and summer solstice as well as for other ancient rituals around a grouping of elliptical, granite stones; and a menhir, a solitary, phallic rock most likely associated with fertility rites.

In autumn a memorial garden will be created around the stone cromlech to complete what is a lasting reminder of the sacrifice made by the people of Wales who fought in the First World War.

The cromlech built in Langemark, Belgium, marked the 100th anniversary of the war's outbreak and followed years of campaigning by those who wanted a permanent dedication to the fallen.

The cromlech built in Langemark, Belgium is marking the 100th anniversary of the war's outbreak.