noun

definition

A prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones, most having originally been covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow.

definition

More generally, any megalithic tomb, including passage graves and wedge tombs.

Examples of dolmen in a Sentence

Within the larger circle were two smaller ones, placed not in the axis of the great one but on its north-eastern side, each of which consisted of a double concentric ring of stones; the centre being in one case a menhir or pillar, in the other a dolmen or tablestone resting on two uprights.

Close to Baarn in the south-west were formerly situated the ancient castles of Drakenburg and Drakenstein, and at Vuursche there is a remarkable dolmen.

Skellig Michael Dingle Peninsula On the way we will visit the largest dolmen in Europe - the 100-ton Browne's Hill Dolmen.

Beside other touristic points of interest including a dolmen, it is also very near the Mondego river.

Even more incredible is the tripod dolmen at Legananny where the flat granite capstone is raised high on three tall pointed stones.

In the latter case, if the tumulus of stones covers a megalithic cist or a sepulchral chamber with a passage leading into it from the outside, it is often called a dolmen.

The alignment of Kermario points to the dolmen of Kercado (Place of St Cado), where there is also a barrow, explored in 1863; and to the south-east of Menec stands the great tumulus of Mont St Michel, which measures 377 ft.

The custom of burning the body commenced in the Stone Age, before the long barrow or the dolmen had passed out of use.

This year he took us to one of the many prehistoric dolmen which populate this area of France.

Nash describes is as a classic portal dolmen once incorporated into a long mound.

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