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| has gloss | eng: Recumbent stone circles are a variation on the more familiar standard stone circles found throughout the British Isles and Brittany. The recumbent circle is a form peculiar to the north east of Scotland and south west Ireland (Drombeg Stone Circle near Rosscarbery, Co. Cork). Recumbent stone circles date back to approx 3000 BC. |
| lexicalization | eng: recumbent stone circle |
| instance of | (noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe) megalith, megalithic structure |
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| German | |
| has gloss | deu: Die Recumbent-Stone Circles (eigentl. Kreise mit liegendem Stein) sind megalithische Steinkreise. Sie kommen in der Grafschaft Aberdeenshire in Schottland und vereinzelt im Südwesten Irlands vor. |
| lexicalization | deu: Recumbent Stone Circle |
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| has gloss | nld: Een recumbent stone circle is een zogenaamd liggende steencirkel, een megalithisch monument uit het neolithicum. Dit type steencirkel komt enkel voor in het noordwesten van Schotland en het zuidwesten van Ierland voor. |
| lexicalization | nld: Recumbent Stone Circle |
| Media | |
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| media:img | Aquhorties Recumbent.jpg |
| media:img | Dunnideer Remnants of Recumbent Stone Circle.JPG |
| media:img | Easter Aquhorthies Stone Circle 02.jpg |
| media:img | Megalwal101.png |
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