sarsen

[ sahr-suh n ]
/ ˈsɑr sən /

noun

any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
Also called Druid stone, graywether.

Origin of sarsen

1635–45; syncopated variant of Saracen, short for Saracen boulder Druid stone

Words nearby sarsen

British Dictionary definitions for sarsen

sarsen
/ (ˈsɑːsən) /

noun

geology a boulder of silicified sandstone, probably of Tertiary age, found in large numbers in S England
such a stone used in a megalithic monument
Also called: greywether

Word Origin for sarsen

C17: probably a variant of Saracen