What Does Cyclopean Mean?

Cyclopean masonry is a type of stonework found in Mycenaean architecture, built with massive limestone boulders, roughly fitted together with minimal clearance between adjacent stones and with clay mortar or no use of mortar.

What does cyclopean mean in English?

1 often capitalized : of, relating to, or characteristic of a Cyclops. 2 : huge, massive. 3 : of or relating to a style of stone construction marked typically by the use of large irregular blocks without mortar.

What is cyclopean concrete?

Cyclopean masonry, wall constructed without mortar, using enormous blocks of stone. ... Cyclopean concrete derives its name from this ancient method. It is a form of massed concrete in which stones are placed as the concrete is poured. These are called plums or pudding stones and are 100 pounds (45 kg) or more in weight.