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A construction involving one or several roughly hewn stone slabs of great size.
definition
A large stone used in such a construction.
Examples of megaliths in a Sentence
Unique online shop featuring items inspired by the great megaliths.
The ring is 104 meters wide and originally contained 60 megaliths although today only 27 stones remain.
Mostly rugged moorland, it's a haven for walkers and those on the trail of ancient megaliths and Stone Circles.
Its central theme is that of the mystical landscape of megaliths, burial mounds and Celtic legend.
What acts or rituals surrounded the quarrying of the massive megaliths?
The area has a concentration of Neolithic megaliths, standing stones, passageways and court tombs.
In the second phase beginning around 2800BC, the wooden posts were replaced by stone megaliths, in two concentric rings.
Dr. Midgley is currently writing a book on the subject of the North European megaliths to be published in 2006.