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            • boulder burial
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            • Boulder burials are very simple, yet striking monuments. As the name suggest they are simply burials beneath a large boulder. The burials contained within are mainly single and set in a small kist like chamber made from smaller stones. Boulder burials can be found on their own or within or around stone circles. The boulders often bear cup marks and were often picked for their curiously attractive shape or rock patterns. megalithomania - by Enrique Cavalitto
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            • The fourth tomb we visited on our mini tour was a boulder burial, A massive glacial erratic has been raised up and held in position with chocking stones and a burial chamber carved out of the limestone. - megalithicireland.com by Enrique Cavalitto
            • Stone circles are generally regarded as ceremonial or ritual sites. The stone circle at Dromagorteen, known as the Judge and Jury, consists of thirteen stones with a central boulder burial. - Bonane by Enrique Cavalitto
            • Some of the circles have a boulder burial within them. Boulder burials are very simple in plan and are just what they describe, a burial, usually cremated, with a large boulder marking the spot. - ballybegvillage.com by Enrique Cavalitto
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            • monument funerar din piatra
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            • Un tip de monument care este întâlnit, în principal, în sud-vestul Irlandei. Caracteristica sa principală este existenţa unei pietre mari, de obicei, de origine glaciară, care este aşezată pe un suport format din pietre mult mai mici. CIMEC - by Iulia Cosma
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            • În general, monumentele funerare din piatră sunt considerate *morminte, deşi doar dintr-o mică parte din cele câteva situri săpate, până astăzi, au fost recuperate rămăşiţe umane. - CIMEC by Iulia Cosma
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