round barrow
nounArchaeology.
a funerary barrow having a bell, disk, saucer, or pond shape, primarily of the Bronze Age and containing the cremated remains of corpses along with grave artifacts.
Origin of round barrow
1First recorded in 1865–70
- Compare long barrow.
Words Nearby round barrow
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