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Dolmen vs Cairn - What's the difference?

dolmen | cairn |

As nouns the difference between dolmen and cairn

is that dolmen is a prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones, most having originally been covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow while cairn is a rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.

dolmen

English

Noun

(wikipedia dolmen) (en noun)
  • a prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones, most having originally been covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow.

    • Synonyms

    * cromlech * portal tomb

    See also

    * cairn * menhir

    Anagrams

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    References

    ---- ==Jèrriais==

    Noun

    (m)

    • cairn

    English

    (wikipedia cairn)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.
    • Now here let us place the gray stone of her cairn . -Campbell.
  • A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, to guide travelers on land or at sea, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc.
  • A cairn terrier.

    • Derived terms

    * cairned * cairn terrier

    Synonyms

    * burial mound

    References

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