Dolmen

Poulnabrone dolmen in County Clare, Ireland

A dolmen erected by Neolithic people in Kerala, India

A dolmen is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb. It usually consists of three or more upright stones (megaliths) supporting a large flat horizontal capstone (table).

Most date from the early Neolithic period (4000 BC to 3000 BC). Dolmens were usually covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow, though in many cases that covering has weathered away, leaving only the stone "skeleton" of the burial mound intact.

Dolmen Media

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  Poulnabrone dolmen, the Burren, County Clare, Ireland

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  Dolmens in Amadalavalasa, Andhra Pradesh, India

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  Dolmen at Ganghwa Island, South Korea

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  Trethevy Quoit – one of the best-preserved in Cornwall, UK dated to around 3500–2500 BCE

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  Chûn Quoit in Cornwall, UK, about 2400 BCE

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  Zennor Quoit in Cornwall, UK, 2500–1500 BCE

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  Lanyon Quoit in Cornwall, UK, 3500–2500 BCE

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  Dolmens of Marayoor, India.

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  A southern-style dolmen at Ganghwa Island, South Korea