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peristalith Archæol.|pəˈrɪstəlɪθ|
[irreg. f. Gr. περίστα(τος standing round + λίθος stone. Better periˈstatolith.]
A ring or row of standing stones surrounding a burial-mound, or the like.
1882C. Elton Orig. Eng. Hist. 131 Buried in the earth and surrounded by a ring of stones, or ‘peristalith’ of an oblong form. 1898Edin. Rev. Apr. 441 The rim of the stone-circle or ‘peristalith’. |