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Definition of Grave mound
1. Noun. (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs.
Generic synonyms: Hill, Mound
Category relationships: Archaeology, Archeology
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grave Mound
Literary usage of Grave mound
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1893)
"Upon arriving at the spot they found no signs of a burial or of a grave. Mound and
coffin had utterly disappeared ; but just in front of the hut lay the ..."
2. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"... in the sense of ' grave-mound ' was really an adaptation of some Celtic word ;
cf. Gael, harpa, a conical heap of stones, a caim, barrow ; also barrack, ..."
3. Scandinavian Folk-lore: Illustrations of the Traditional Beliefs of the by William Alexander Craigie (1896)
"... made a vow at the Yule feast, that before another Yule he would break in the
grave-mound of Soti the Viking. " A great vow that," said the earl, ..."
4. The Irish in America by John Francis Maguire, William Joseph Hardee (1868)
"... died—The Monument at Point St. Charles—The Grave- mound in Kingston—An
illustrious Victim in Toronto—How the Survivors pushed on—The Irish in the Cities ..."
5. The Sunday Magazine by Thomas Guthrie, William Garden Blaikie, Benjamin Waugh (1875)
"... days— that mother was no longer buried down beneath the daisy-dotted grave-mound,
but present, though unseen, in the midst of the village worshippers. ..."
6. Scotland in Pagan Times by Joseph Anderson (1883)
"53 Penannular Brooch of Bronze, silvered, from a Grave-mound in Eigg ... 57 Iron
Key from a Grave-mound in Westray . . .58 Sheath-mounting from a ..."
7. Scotland in Pagan Times: The Iron Age by Joseph Anderson (1883)
"53 Penannular Brooch of Bronze, silvered, from a Grave-mound in Eigg . ...
57 Iron Key from a Grave-mound in Westray . . .58 Sheath-mounting from a ..."
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