passage grave

noun Archaeology.

a megalithic tomb of the Neolithic and Copper or early Bronze ages found in the British Isles and Europe, consisting of a roofed burial chamber and narrow entrance passage covered by a round mound and containing human remains and funerary offerings.

Nearby words

passably, passacaglia, passade, passado, passage, passage grave, passage hawk, passage to india, a, passage work, passageway, passagework

Compare chamber tomb.

Origin of passage grave

First recorded in 1930–35

Examples from the Web for passage grave

The stone cists resemble very much the chamber of a passage-grave.
Sweden|Victor Nilsson