hut circle

noun

A circular or oval depression in the ground, sometimes with a low stone wall around it, that was once the foundation of a roundhouse.

Meanings

nounhut circle (plural hut circles)

plural hut circles

  1. archaeologyA circular or oval depression in the ground, sometimes with a low stone wall around it, that was once the foundation of a roundhouse.
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