cromlech Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone
portal tomb; dolmen.

W. cromlech; crom bending or bent, concave + llech a flat stone; akin to Ir. cromleac.

(Archol.) A monument of rough stones composed of one or more large ones supported in a horizontal position upon others. They are found chiefly in countris inhabited by the ancient Celts, and are of a period anterior to the introduction of Christianity into these countries.