peristalith
/pɪˈrɪstəlɪθ/Archaeol.
noun
A ring or row of standing stones surrounding a burial mound, cairn, etc.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. Irregularly from ancient Greek περίστατος standing round (from περι- + στατός: see -stat) + λίθος stone. The expected form would be peristatolith.
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