standing stone

standing stone
n
a large stone placed in an upright position during the Stone Age or the Bronze Age. There are many of these stones in Britain, often arranged in circles as at Stonehenge and Avebury. Nobody knows exactly why they were put there, though many people think it was for religious reasons, or to study the stars and planets.

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