Le Fuseau de Berthe
The menhir Le Fuseau de Berthe ( German "the spindle - in the sense of spindle whorl - the Berthe" ) stands on a road south of La Normandais and east of Sévérac in the north-west of the Loire-Atlantique department in France at a place that ( German " Rock of the Cow ” ). It is about 3.0 m high, 2.0 m wide and 60 cm thick.
About 70 m northeast in the forest is the Dolmen de la Roche-à-la-Vache .
The menhir Fuseau de Margot (also called menhir de le Touche-Bude) is located near Plédran in the Côtes-d'Armor department .
Legend
According to legend, the stone, classified as a monument historique , was lost by the fairy Morgane on the way to Carnac .
Web links
Commons : Fuseau de Berthe - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Entry no.PA00108845 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Description Engl. and pictures
Coordinates: 47 ° 32 '40.7 " N , 2 ° 3' 3.3" W.