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cromlech |
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cromlech (krŏm`lĕk) [Welsh or Breton,=crooked stone], term that has changed in meaning from its original equivalent to dolmen dolmen (dŏl`mĕn, dōl–) ..... Click the link for more information. . It later came to be used for a single standing stone and now usually refers to a circle of such stones; however, the term is used in this sense for such remains on the Continent, e.g., Britanny and Portugal, rather than for those on the British Isles. cromlech 1. a circle of prehistoric standing stones 2. (no longer in technical usage) a megalithic chamber tomb or dolmen How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Celtic dolmen and cromlech, the Etruscan tumulus, the Hebrew galgal, are words. Here you may find nests of the strong down partridge and peewit, but take care that the keeper isn't down upon you; and in the middle of it is an old cromlech, a huge flat stone raised on seven or eight others, and led up to by a path, with large single stones set up on each side. Who had placed those rocks and stones like cromlechs of prehistoric times? |
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