dolmens
Ancient burial chambers
Dolmens are ancient stone structures consisting of large flat stones laid across upright ones, forming a chamber.
They were built as tombs or burial monuments, primarily during the Neolithic period.
Dolmens appear across Europe, Asia, and North Africa, often standing alone in fields or on hillsides: The dolmens of Brittany draw thousands of visitors each year.
Large prehistoric monument stone
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
- burialPlacing deceased underground
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- NeolithicFinal prehistoric stone-tool era
portal · capstone · excavation · artifacts · cairn · barrow · passage · mound
Topmost stone of structure
- uprightsVertical load-bearing posts
- slabThick flat piece
- boulderLarge weathered stone
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
sandstone · limestone · corbelling · chamber · passage · dry stone · monolith · quarry
Predecessor in lineage
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
offering · solstice · alignment · cosmology · afterlife · ceremony · veneration · shamanic
Coastal Indian state
- BrittanyPeninsula in northwest France
- CornwallSouthwestern English peninsula county
- WalesCeltic British principality
- IrelandNorth Atlantic island republic
Korea · Portugal · Caucasus · Jordan · Scandinavia · Mediterranean · landscape · hillside
Protected location of significance
- UNESCOCultural arm of UN
- visitorShort-term guest
- photographyCreating images from light
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
signage · conservation · restoration · guidebook · landmark · attraction · viewpoint · hiking
megalith
Large prehistoric monument stone
Neolithic · portal · capstone · excavation · artifacts · cairn · barrow · passage · mound · prehistoric
capstone
Topmost stone of structure
granite · sandstone · limestone · corbelling · chamber · passage · dry stone · monolith · quarry · transport
ancestor
Predecessor in lineage
pilgrimage · offering · solstice · alignment · cosmology · afterlife · ceremony · veneration · shamanic · mythology
Kerala
Coastal Indian state
- BrittanyPeninsula in northwest France
- CornwallSouthwestern English peninsula county
- WalesCeltic British principality
Ireland · Korea · Portugal · Caucasus · Jordan · Scandinavia · Mediterranean · landscape · hillside · coastal
heritage site
Protected location of significance
- UNESCOCultural arm of UN
- visitorShort-term guest
- photographyCreating images from light
preservation · signage · conservation · restoration · guidebook · landmark · attraction · viewpoint · hiking · daytrip
dolmenshoodoos
Curses or stone columns
sea stacks · natural arches · tors · erratics · stalactites
dolmensstanding stones
Upright prehistoric monuments
menhirs · stone circles · henges · cairns · barrows
dolmenstent
Portable fabric shelter
lean-to · temporary shelter · yurt · hut · wooden structures