sarsen

One of several large masses of silicified sandstone or conglomerate found on or near the ground surface in England and Brittany and believed to be the erosional remains of a sedimentary bed deposited during the Tertiary Period. These masses were used by Neolithic peoples as monoliths.

Same as Saracen (formerly used in a vague sense for foreigner).

The name given in southwestern England to former inhabitants of the region, and especially to former workers of the tin-mines, the ancient piles of attle in Cornwall and Devon being designated as “Jews’ pits,” “Jews’ leavings,” “attal-Sarsen” or “-Saracen,” “remains of the Sarcens,” etc.

[lowercase] Same as Saracen’s stone (which see, under Saracen).

One of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the English chalk downs; — called also sarsen stone, and Druid stone.

one of various blocks of sandstone found in various locations in southern England.