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standing stone

NOUN
megalith
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Hidden among the layers was another striking discovery: a standing stone measuring 28 cm high.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

"What we've uncovered is evidence of a much more complex ceremonial landscape, which the original standing stone is part of," Dr Shaw explained.

From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2025

Like the woman’s increasingly upsetting visions, these time warps seem related to the eerie, vaguely human-shaped standing stone that looms over the island, a memorial to a past seafaring tragedy.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

The pots were found at the foot of a standing stone which had fallen over Two Bronze Age burial pots containing human remains have been found at the base of a standing stone in Angus.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2011

She took several hurried steps backward, until her body found the standing stone.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill


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