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A monument of rough stones composed of one or more large ones supported in a horizontal position upon others. They are found chiefly in countries inhabited by the ancient Celts, and are of a period anterior to the introd…

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  1. n. A monument of rough stones composed of one or more large ones supported in a horizontal position upon others. They are found chiefly in countries inhabited by the ancient Celts, and are of a period anterior to the introduction of Christianity into these countries.
  2. n. a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone
  3. 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.
  4. A monument of rough stones composed of one or more large onessupported in a horizontal position upon others. They are foundchiefly in countris inhabited by the ancient Celts, and are of aperiod anterior to the introduction of Christianity into thesecountries.
  5. n a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone