cromlech

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A dolmen or ancient underground tomb
{i} (Archaeology) monument composed of stone megaliths encircling a mound; dolmen, tomb comprised of two vertical stone slabs supporting a horizontal stone slab
a prehistoric megalith typically having two upright stones and a capstone
They are found chiefly in countries inhabited by the ancient Celts, and are of a period anterior to the introduction of Christianity into these countries
A monument of rough stones composed of one or more large ones supported in a horizontal position upon others
A cromlech
quoit
A cromlech
dolmen
cromlech

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    crom·lech

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    Этимология

    [ 'kräm-"lek ] (noun.) 1695. Welsh, from crom (feminine of crwm ‘bowed, arched’) + llech ‘(flat) stone’.
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