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cromlech
[ krom-lek ]
noun
Archaeology.
- (no longer in technical use) a megalithic chamber tomb.
cromlech
/ ˈɒɛ /
noun
- a circle of prehistoric standing stones
- (no longer in technical usage) a megalithic chamber tomb or dolmen
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cromlech1
1595–1605; < Welsh, equivalent to crom bent, curved, crooked (feminine of crwm ) + lech, combining form of llech flat stone
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cromlech1
C17: from Welsh, from crom, feminine of crwm bent, arched + llech flat stone
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Others, the so-called cromlechs, form the setting of religious observances.
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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.
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The cromlech built in Langemark, Belgium is marking the 100th anniversary of the war's outbreak.
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The centre is as level and almost as smooth as a billiard table, and exactly in the centre stands a cromlech.
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Away up among them is another huge quoit or cromlech, probably marking the burial-place of some chieftain long before Arthur's date.
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