Tag:site_type=megalith

site_type = megalith
Description
To specify an archaeological site as a megalith - large stone(s) that has been used to construct a structure or monument.
Rendering in openstreetmap-carto
Group: Historic
Used on these elements
Requires
historic=archaeological_site
Useful combination
name=* megalith_type=*
See also
historic:civilization=* heritage=*
Status: in use
Tools for this tag
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Wikidata
Q164240

The tag site_type=megalith specifies an archaeological site as a megalith.

 Megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. The word "megalithic" describes structures made of such large stones without the use of mortar or concrete, representing periods of prehistory characterised by such constructions.

For alignments (settings) of small stones it may be better to use the tag site_type=minilith. Note that the size at which a stone is classified as a minilith rather than a megalith is not well defined.

How to map

Set a node or draw as an area along the outline.

Tag it with:

• historic=archaeological_site
• site_type=megalith
• name=*
• megalith_type=*

  In many cases the megaliths can be further differentiated, as in:

  • megalith_type=dolmen -  Dolmen(en)(fr), Großsteingrab(de) - single-chamber megalithic tomb
  • megalith_type=tholos -  Tholos - beehive megalithic tomb
  • megalith_type=menhir -  Menhir(en)(fr), Hinkelstein(de) - large upright standing stone
  • megalith_type=alignment - Megalithic Alignment or  Stone row(en), alignement mégalithique(fr), Steinreihe(de)
  • megalith_type=stone_circle -  Stone circle, Steinkreis(de), cromlech(fr)
  • megalith_type=stone_ship -  Stone ship or Ship setting
  • megalith_type=cist -  Cist is a small stone-built coffin-like box.
  • megalith_type=ring_cairn -  Ring cairn is a circular or slightly oval, ring-shaped, low (maximum 0.5 metres high) embankment.
  • megalith_type=passage_grave -  Passage grave, Ganggrab(de)
  • megalith_type=long_barrow -  Long barrow, also called Langbett(de) = long bed
  • megalith_type=round_barrow -  Round barrow is a hemispherical mound of earth and/or stone raised over a burial placed in the middle.
  • megalith_type=chamber - only fragments of the grave are visible and the type can no longer be identified.
  • megalith_type=nuraghe -  Nuraghe is the main type of ancient megalithic edifice found in Sardinia.
  • megalith_type=well -  Nuragic holy well
  • megalith_type=grosssteingrab - Avoid! Prefer the English word dolmen - single-chamber megalithic tomb, best known as  dolmen(en)(fr), or  Großsteingrab(de), aka Hünengrab(de) – not to be confused with a hill tomb, or tumulus(fr), aka Hügelgrab(de)!

• moved=yes - if the megalith is not on his original location. [1](de)

Tags to use in combination

• wikipedia=* - a link to Wikipedia's article
• wikidata=* - an ID of the specific Wikidata item
• historic:civilization=* (or more precise subtags) - the civilization (culture) that originally created the feature
• tourism=attraction - if the megalith is a tourist attraction.
• heritage=* - megalith is registered by an official heritage organisation.

Maps

• historic.place
• HistOSM
• megalith map (Own database)