cromleh
cromleh is the alternative form of cromlech.
Meaning of cromlech
Noun
cromlech (plural cromlechs)
- Synonym of stone circle (“a prehistoric monument consisting of standing stones arranged in a circle”), especially one located in Brittany, France.
- Synonyms:
- stone circle
- synonym of altar tomb or dolmen (“a prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a (somewhat) flat capstone lying horizontally on two or more upright stones”), especially one located in Wales, but also in England (chiefly Cornwall and Devon) or Ireland.
- The korreds are supposed to live in the cromlechs, of which they are believed to have been the builders. They dance around them at night, and betide the unhappy peasant who joins them in their roundels.1881, Wirt Sikes, British Goblins, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, page 381
- Synonyms:
- altar tomb or dolmen
Forms of cromleh
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Questions about cromleh
- What is cromleh the alternative form of?
- Cromleh is the alternative form of cromlech.
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