Anyone heard of a Cromlech? What on earth is it please?

Answer 1

Cromlech is a Brythonic word (Breton/Welsh) used to describe prehistoric megalithic structures, where crom means "bent" and llech means "flagstone". The term is now virtually obsolete in archaeology, but remains in use as a colloquial term for two different types of megalithic monument.

Answer 2

i found a few definitions (from the same site)

noun:
Archaeology. (no longer in technical use) a megalithic chamber tomb.

noun:
1. A prehistoric monument consisting of monoliths encircling a mound.
2. A dolmen.

1603, from Welsh, from crom, fem. of crwm "crooked, bent, concave" + llech "(flat) stone." Applied in Wales and Cornwall to what in Brittany is a dolmen; a cromlech there is a circle of standing stones

noun
a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone [synonym: dolmen]

Answer 3

Although I'm finding a lot of variants of this online, it seems to be a prehistoric tomb or monument consisting of several large upright stones and a capstone, perhaps surrounding a mound. The term seems to come from the Welsh term for bent flagstones.

Answer 4

Yes

It's a megalith, though the term isn't used much any more.

EDIT: Don't you just hate it when someone does a direct cut n paste from somewhere else, as in the answer below mine, and passes it off as their own work by not posting the source.

Answer 5

I think it's an ancient Celtic place of worship, similar to a wiccan circle of power. A gathering place made from flagstones layed in a circular fashion, for rituals and prayer.

Answer 6

It's a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone

Answer 7

It is something made of chrome, that you can lick...cromlech!

Answer 8

Is it a decepticon

Answer 9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromlech
its all explained here!