dolmen|dolmens in English
noun
[dol·men || 'dɒlmen]
prehistoric stone structure composed of two or more upright stones topped by a capstone (Archaeology)
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1. Cromlech definition is - dolmen
2. Dolmen Mané Croc'h by Denis Brothier.
3. Years ago the Kilclooney Dolmen was known by the name of The Cromlech which is the Irish for dolmen
4. A Cromlech is a circle of standing stones surrounding a Dolmen
5. Megalithic burials (dolmens) have also been found in large numbers in Daegu.
6. 24 Shown here is a dolmen, a huge stone slab set upon other huge stones.
7. All of the stones used to construct the Dolmen and the Cromlech are rough and unmarked.
8. Cromlech cottage is the gateway to the famous Kilclooney Dolmen which is around 4500 years old
9. Cromlech (krŏm`lĕk) [Welsh or Breton,=crooked stone], term that has changed in meaning from its original equivalent to dolmen dolmen [Breton,=stone table], burial chamber consisting of two or more upright stone slabs supporting a capstone or table, typical of the Neolithic period in Europe.
10. Archaeologists study prehistoric burial sites, such as the megalithic dolmens that can be found throughout Ireland, for clues as to how people once lived
11. Ta' Sannat is in the south of Gozo, popular for its very high cliffs, ancient cart ruts, temples and dolmens, and rich fauna and flora.
12. Cromlech in Wales, a megalithic tomb consisting of a large flat stone laid on upright ones, a dolmen. In Brittany, the term denotes a circle of standing stones
13. The Celts were the first historically identifiable inhabitants of Brittany, but they probably intermingled with the earlier peoples who built the great stone monuments, the menhirs and dolmens, that still stand
14. “Cist” has also been used in a more general sense to refer to the stone burial place itself, usually built in the form of a dolmen, with several
15. Because the stones were being used to reinforce dikes as well as to build churches and dwellings, the Drenthe Landscape Administration enacted a law on July 21, 1734, protecting the dolmens.
16. / ˈkrɑːm.lek / uk / ˈkrɒm.lek / plural Cromlechs a dolmen (= an ancient group of stones consisting of one large flat stone supported by several vertical ones) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
17. A circle of prehistoric standing stones (no longer in technical usage) a megalithic chamber tomb or dolmen Word Origin for Cromlech C17: from Welsh, from crom, feminine of crwm bent, arched + llech …
18. Of crwm "crooked, bent, concave" + llech "(flat) stone." Applied in Wales and Cornwall to what in Brittany is a dolmen; a Cromlech there is part of a circle of standing stones.
19. ‘The stones were not dolmens or Cromlechs.’ ‘Everywhere you go in Ireland there are standing stones, circles, Cromlechs and tumuli.’ ‘Her grandfather Thomas Rogers lived at Devil's Den Cottage close to the Cromlech at Clatford just west of Marlborough.’
20. IMG 2518 Stone Cist Dolmen du Faldouet Jersey August 2006.JPG 1,600 × 1,200; 1.07 MB Kung Rings grav, den 4 sept 2005, bild 2..JPG 2,048 × 1,536; 659 KB La Hougue de Platons Cist La Hougue Bie.jpg 1,408 × 1,100; 1.18 MB
21. The lone watchman Belies the archaeological importance of the site, surrounded by ancient dolmens and sacred groves with enormous and elaborately decorated terracotta horses.: And it Belies the idea of the writer as a placeless member of the Society of the Imagination.: However, an insidious form of segregation, happening within the educational system, Belies this simplistic view.