Cromlech

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cromlech \Crom"lech\ (kr[o^]m"l[e^]k), n. [W. cromlech; crom
     bending or bent, concave + llech a flat stone; akin to Ir.
     cromleac.] (Arch[ae]ol.)
     A monument of rough stones composed of one or more large ones
     supported in a horizontal position upon others. 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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cromlech
       n : a prehistoric megalith typically having two upright stones
           and a capstone [syn: {dolmen}]