Cromlech - Wikipedia
A cromlech (sometimes also spelled "cromleh" or "cromlêh"; cf Welsh crom, "bent"; llech, "slate") is a megalithic construction made of large stone blocks.
Cromlech (Stone Circle) - Ancient and medieval architecture
Cromlech (Stone Circle) A circle made of stones arranged vertically, often around a tomb or place of worship. Cromlechs were erected in the Neolithic and Bronze Age, most often in the areas …
Cromlech, the first Welsh stone structures - Historic UK
Cromlech were the first stone structures to be built in Wales and were built before the Pyramids. It is difficult to pin-point the beginning of Wales as we know it today.
Cromlech - Encyclopedia.com
2018年5月18日 · 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. The name …
Cromlech | archaeology | Britannica
There a cromlech, or circle of stones, stands enclosed by a broad rampart; and near Newcastle there is a well-preserved souterrain, or underground chamber. At Saul, St. Patrick began his …
Almendres Cromlech - Wikipedia
Located off the national roadway from Évora to Montemor-o-Novo, in the former-civil parish of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, the cromlech is situated just after the village of Guadalupe, in …
Discovering Cromlech | La Thuile
The term cromlech refers to a circle of stones (from the Welsh words crom, meaning circle, and lech, meaning stone), or menhirs that delineate a sacred space, often serving as a temple …
Irish Cromlechs - Library Ireland
HOWTH CROMLECH. The number of stones composing the cromlech of Howth is ten, including the table, a huge quartz block, of irregular form, measuring from north to south eighteen, and …
Cromlech Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of CROMLECH is dolmen.
CROMLECH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
The cromlech was used as a calendar to mark the seasons and/or as a sanctuary for tribal divinities.