sarsen

Noun

Meaning

One of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the English chalk downs; -- called also sarsen stone, and Druid stone.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

boulder granite cairn crag stone dolmen megalith rock block column monument sandstone pillar basalt conglomerate
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Phrases with the word

sarsen stone

Anagrams

Nasser Narses snares

Examples

Stonehenge 3 V (1930 BC to 1600 BC) Soon afterwards, the north eastern section of the Phase 3 IV bluestone circle was removed, creating a horseshoe-shaped setting (the Bluestone Horseshoe) which mirrored the shape of the central sarsen Trilithons. Source: Internet

Stonehenge 3 II (2600 BC to 2400 BC) Plan of the central stone structure today; after Johnson 2008 During the next major phase of activity, 30 enormous Oligocene Miocene sarsen stones (shown grey on the plan) were brought to the site. Source: Internet

They were placed within the outer sarsen circle and may have been trimmed in some way. Source: Internet

Within this circle stood five trilithons of dressed sarsen stone arranged in a horseshoe shape convert across with its open end facing north east. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Sarsden Sarsden stone sarse sarsen stone sarsenet Sarsfield