trilithon
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thumb|upright|Trilithon at Stonehenge
A trilithon or trilith is a structure consisting of two large vertical stones (posts) supporting a third stone set horizontally across the top (lintel). It is commonly used in the context of megalithic monuments. The most famous trilithons are those of Stonehenge in England.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “trilithon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.