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| Cairn: |
general term for a tomb still covered with an earth and/or stone cover. |
| Cist: |
small bronze age stone box tomb often sited near a stone circle. |
| Court Tomb: |
large chambered passage tomb with uncovered court area at the entrance. |
| Crannog: |
not sacred but fascinating man-made residential island in a lake. |
| Dolmen: |
general "travel guide" term for a portal or large wedge tomb without a cairn cover. |
| Earthwork: |
general term for a large tombless grass mound, probably sacred, maybe residential. |
| Fulacht Fiadh: |
efficient community cooking system using hot stones in water, often by stone circles. |
| Henge: |
stoneless ceremonial circle often circled by trees, may have been a stone circle. |
| Passage Tomb: |
stone passage leads to multiple chambers, often in crucifix formation. |
| Portal Tomb: |
single chamber with large capstone mounted on tall "portal" stones and backstone. |
| Ring Fort: |
pre-Christian "versions" were usually combination of henge and small earthwork. |
| Standing Stone: |
usually a remaining stone of a circle or tomb, but sometimes a sacred alignment stone. |
| Stone Circle: |
sacred meeting, trading, educational, ceremonial, prayer area, bronze age church? |
| Sweat Box: |
not sacred but curious stone structured ancient sauna system |
| Wedge Tomb: |
wedge shaped, single or multiple chamber, with triangular capstone and walled sides |
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