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LC Irish Art
LC Irish Art- Prechristian-New Grange
Question | Answer |
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Megalithic period | “Big Stone” period |
Neolithic | “New Stone” period |
Cairn | Mound of stones of rocks |
Tumulus | Mound of stones covering a tomb |
Dolmen | Tomb, comprising 3/7 stone legs supporting a large stone top. |
Court cairn | Rectangular tomb, sometimes with more than one chamber, has doorway, lintel,is covered by cairn and has court to front. |
Passage Tomb | Tomb with chamber(s) reached by passage, covered by cairn/mound. |
Orthostat | Upright Stone. |
Lintel | Horizontal stone, used a cap for doorways and windows. |