Druid stone

Druid stone
Sarsen Sar"sen, n. [Etymol. uncertain; perhaps for saracen stone, i.e., a heathen or pagan stone or monument.] One of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the English chalk downs; -- called also {sarsen stone}, and {Druid stone}. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]

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