Men Bras
The Menhir Men Bras ( German "the big stone" - also called Men Braz , Menhir dit Braz or Menhir de Braz ) is in the Forêt de Camors (forest) between Lambal and Camors , near Lorient in the Morbihan department in Brittany in France .
The "big stone" of the menhirs de l'Étoile is around 3.8 meters high and tapers to a point. Next to it lies a fallen menhir, which is even larger.
The 1.7 m high Men Bihan ( German "the little stone" ) stands about 520 m to the southwest.
The stones have been classified as a monument historique since 1934 .
Nearby are the Allées covertes de l'Etoile and Men Braz.
See also
literature
- Jacques Briard : The Megaliths of Brittany. Éditions Gisserot, 2000, ISBN 2-87747-065-2 , p. 32.
Web links
- Deux menhirs in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Description and pictures (English)
Coordinates: 47 ° 49 '57.2 " N , 3 ° 1' 13.4" W.