kistvaen

American  

[kist-vahyn] / ˈkɪstˌvaɪn /

noun

1. cist.

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Etymology

Origin of kistvaen

1705–15; < Welsh cist faen stone coffin, equivalent to cist coffin ( see cist ²) + faen, lenited form of maen stone; see menhir

Example Sentences

In the Lundy kistvaen no skeleton was found, nor anything, indeed, save a small fragment of pottery, though "there was a rank odour in the cavity, very different from that of newly turned earth."

From Lynton and Lynmouth A Pageant of Cliff & Moorland by Presland, John

The great antiquarian treasures garnered up in our sepulchral barrows and olden kistvaen cemeteries, are only to be recovered to antiquarian science by digging, and by digging, too, of the most careful and methodised kind.

From Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 by Stuart, John

Close by are a sacred circle, a kistvaen, a pound and hut-circles, and one cairn, besides the ruins of others that have been destroyed.

From Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts by Northcote, Rosalind

This was done about half a century since, but the kistvaen that was found only contained some prehistoric ashes, of far earlier date than Geraint; the gold boat and silver oars were not visible.

From The Cornwall Coast by Salmon, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie)

Traces of old habitation abound; there are many barrows and one perfect kistvaen.

From The Cornwall Coast by Salmon, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie)