Encyclopedia

cromlech

cromlech (krom'lek) [key][Welsh or Breton,=crooked stone], term that has changed in meaning from its original equivalent to dolmen. It later came to be used for a single standing stone and now usually refers to a circle of such stones; however, the term is used in this sense for such remains on the Continent, e.g., Britanny and Portugal, rather than for those on the British Isles.

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

More on cromlech from Fact Monster:

  • Cromlech - Cromlech A large stone resting on two or more others, like a table. (Welsh, crom, bent; llech, a ...
  • megalithic monument - megalithic monument megalithic monument [Gr.,=large stone], in archaeology, a construction ...
  • Trevethy Stone - Trevethy Stone St. Clear, Cornwall. A cromlech. Trevédi, in British, means a place of ...
  • Edie Ochiltree - Edie Ochiltree In Scott's Antiquary. “Charles II. would be as sceptical as Edie Ochiltree ...
  • Encyclopedia: Archaeology: General - Encyclopeadia articles concerning Archaeology: General.

See more Encyclopedia articles on: Archaeology: General
© 2000–2008 Pearson Education, publishing as Fact Monster