Meaning of poquelaye | Babel Free

Definitions

A dolmen, cairn or similar ancient structure on the island of Jersey.

Examples

“This Poquelaye consists of a large stone measuring in length about fifteen feet, in its breadth about ten, and nearly three in depth or thickness, formerly resting transversely upon five supporting masses of a smaller size […].”

““You and I gathered nuts, as children, in the same deep lanes, and played about the same poquelaye […].””

“The druids had left their menhirs and poquelayes, the Romans their houghes, although raised fortifications seemed superfluous on the inland sites where they were to be found.”

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