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Definition of Megalithic structure

1. Noun. Memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe).

Lexicographical Neighbors of Megalithic Structure

Literary usage of Megalithic structure

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland by Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (1903)
"The megalithic structure is 14 feet in length, and its axis lies NB and SW It is formed of three pairs of lateral stones, and it is divided by septal slabs ..."

2. Man by Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1904)
"An interesting example of a stone-age megalithic structure, presenting many features in common with that at Cold- rum, exists at Sievern, in Hanover. ..."

3. Remains of the Prehistoric Age in England by Bertram Coghill Alan Windle (1904)
"... and would thus define the class of objects now under consideration : Stone burial chambers, generally of rude megalithic structure, larger than cists, ..."

4. The Dolmens of Ireland: Their Distributions, Structural Characteristics, and by William Copeland Borlase (1897)
"Of the megalithic structure at this place Mr. Kinahan says: " An old tenant stated that he remembered it when there were four cells roofed with flags, ..."

5. Journal by Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1873)
"... Galway :— " On the north shore of Cleggan Bay, on a cliff over the sea, and a little south-west of Cleggan House, is a peculiar megalithic structure, ..."

6. Cruise of the "Alert": Four Years in Patagonian, Polynesian, and Mascarene by Richard William Coppinger (1885)
"From there they went on to a place eight miles to the southward, where there is a famous megalithic structure of unknown origin, which has been described ..."

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