henge

Japanese: henge
henge

…They vary in size, with the largest stones reaching 20 tons, and the diameter of the rings ranging from large ones over 50 meters to small ones less than 2 meters. The Welsh name Cromlech is sometimes used, and those that are connected by placing lintels on top of the standing stones are sometimes called henges. There are many ruins on the Atlantic coast of Europe, and the most famous are Stonehenge and Avebury in England, and Erlanwick and Carnac in France. …

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Japanese:

…その大きさはいろいろで,最大の石は20tにも及び,環の径は50m以上の大型のものから2mに満たない小型のものまでがある。ウェールズ語の呼称クロムレックcromlechを採用したり,立石の上に楣(まぐさ)石を置いて相互に連結したものをヘンジhengeと呼んで特に区別することがある。ヨーロッパの大西洋岸に多くの遺構があり,イギリスのストーンヘンジ,エーブリーや,フランスのエル・ラニック,カルナックのものが著名である。…

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