Locmariaquer megaliths (redirect from Grand menhir brisé)
supported by a computer model. Grand Menhir Grand Menhir Grand Menhir Grand Menhir and Table des Marchand The Broken Menhir seen from the tumulus of Er Grah...
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A menhir (/ˈmɛnhɪər/; from Brittonic languages: maen or men, "stone" and hir or hîr, "long"), standing stone, orthostat, or lith is a large upright stone...
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list of menhirs by subcontinents and nations. Ancient standing stones are found throughout the Horn of Africa. Several of these old menhirs exist in...
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alignments (rows), dolmens (stone tombs), tumuli (burial mounds) and single menhirs (standing stones). More than 3,000 prehistoric standing stones were hewn...
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inventory. Some standing stones (Menhirs) and stone alignments date to the early Bronze Age, for example the Grand Menhir Brisé at Locmariaquer. The later...
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Dolmen Kercadoret Dolmen Kerveresse Dolmen Mané Lud Grand Menhir Grand Menhir Grand Menhir Grand Menhir + Table des Marchand Table des Marchand Table des...
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A statue menhir is a type of carved standing stone created during the later European Neolithic Period. The statues consist of a vertical slab or pillar...
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The Menhir de Champ-Dolent (French: [meniʁ də ʃɑ̃ dɔlɑ̃]; Breton: Maen-hir dolenn) is a menhir, or upright standing stone, located in a field outside the...
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Pochetière" and a third ("le Grand menhir de la Garde") moved to the Mail garden in Cholet in 1885. Four other menhirs at a place called "Gué-au-Boin"...
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Many place-names in Lower Brittany are attributed to a groac'h. The Grand Menhir, called Men Er Groah, at Locmariaquer probably owes its name to an amalgamation...
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archaeological site consists of several megalithic structures: cromlechs and menhir stones, that belong to the so-called "megalithic universe of Évora", with...
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Reckingen) in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. An excavation in 2001 revealed its age to be Neolithic. The standing stone, or "menhir", is 3 metres high...
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performed in 2003. He has made two short films, Qui se ressemble s'assemble and Menhir, and co-directed a feature film, Paris, la métisse. He has also acted in...
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The Menhir of Meada is believed to be the largest menhir in the Iberian Peninsula that was entirely carved by humans. It is situated 12 km to the north...
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periods.[citation needed] The most widely known megaliths are not tombs. Menhir Menhir is the name used in Western Europe for a single upright stone erected...
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ride (1989); Menhir Express, a Menhir-themed log flume ride with a 13-metre final drop (1995); La Revanche des Pirates (previously Le Grand Splatch), a...
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The Menhir of Bulhoa (Portuguese: Menir da Bulhoa), also known as the Menhir of Abelhoa, is a granite megalithic standing stone, located near the parish...
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List of Asterix games (redirect from Asterix & Obelix XXL 3: The Crystal Menhir)
Idol of the Gauls (1990) L'affaire des faux menhirs (1988) — English: The Roman Conspiracy (1991) Le grand jeu (1988) — English: The Great Game (not translated)...
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Boswens Menhir (grid reference SW400328), also known as Boswens standing stone, or the Long Stone, is a standing stone 3 kilometres northeast of St Just...
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The Menhir of Patalou is located in the Nisa municipality in the Portalegre District of Portugal, about 5 km from the town of Nisa. The menhir is a megalithic...
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La Gran' Mère de Chimquiere (category Menhirs)
Mère de Chimquiere (English: The Grandmother of the Cemetery) is a statue menhir that is located near the parish church of St Martin on Guernsey in the Channel...
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At the end of the corridor, at the entrance of the chamber, there is a menhir about two metres high that has carving that might be a snake and several...
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The Menhir of Outeiro (Portuguese: Menir do Outeiro), also known as the Penedo Comprido (long boulder), is a megalith located midway between the villages...
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Age stone rows, cairns and menhirs. There are three principal stone rows each with an associated barrow and terminal menhir. Most of the artifacts are...
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Björketorp Runestone (section Menhirs)
(DR 360 U) in Blekinge, Sweden, is part of a grave field which includes menhirs, both solitary and forming stone circles. It is one of the world's tallest...
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the surface of the ground near the monolith was raised 5 feet (1.5 m). Menhir de Champ-Dolent in Brittany Historic England. "Rudston Monolith (79482)"...
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Mycenae, Greece. Largest stones close to 100 tons. Menhir de Champ-Dolent, Brittany, France. Menhir of about 100 tons. Pyramid of Nyuserre Ini. 12 megalithic...
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Neanderthal. There are numerous finds from the prehistoric era, including several menhir and dolmen. Around the 1st millennium BC, the Iapygians settled in the territory...
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Barnenez Tumulus of Bougon Caixa de Rotllan Carnac Menhir de Champ-Dolent Dolmen de Bagneux Broken Menhir of Er Grah Dolmen de Mané-Kerioned Filitosa Gallardet...
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is renowned for the Carnac stones – one of the most extensive Neolithic menhir collections in the world – as well as its beaches, which are popular with...
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