Definition of Cromlech. Meaning of Cromlech. Synonyms of Cromlech

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Definition of Cromlech

Cromlech
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.

Meaning of Cromlech from wikipedia

- A cromlech (sometimes also spelled "cromleh" or "cromlêh"; cf Welsh crom, "bent"; llech, "slate") is a megalithic construction made of large stone blocks...
- The Cromlech of the Almendres (Portuguese: Cromeleque dos Almendres/Cromeleque na Herdade dos Almendres) is a megalithic complex (commonly known as the...
- describing the word as "The French term, used by some English authors, for a cromlech ...". The name was supposedly derived from a Breton language term meaning...
- The Xerez Cromlech (Portuguese: Cromeleque do Xerez), also known as the Xarez Cromlech, is a megalithic complex that is believed to date back to the 4th...
- In most languages stone circles are called "cromlechs" (a word in the Welsh language); the word "cromlech" is sometimes used with that meaning in English...
- Dinas Cromlech or Dinas y Gromlech is a distinctive rhyolite rock outcrop at the Llanberis P****, in Snowdonia, northwest Wales, which has a distinctive...
- The Dolni Glavanak Cromlech is an oval stone circle located 2 kilometres west of village of Dolni Glavanak, some 12 kilometres from town of Madzharovo...
- Lanyon Quoit is a dolmen in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, 2 miles southeast of Morvah. It collapsed in a storm in 1815 and was re-erected nine years...
- Cromlech is an area in the community of Mec****, Anglesey, Wales, which is 143.3 miles (230.6 km) from Cardiff and 224.6 miles (361.4 km) from London....
- The Vale Maria do Meio Cromlech is a megalithic stone circle situated in Évora district in the Alentejo region of Portugal. It is believed to date back...