Menhir d'Irvit

Menhir of Irvit

The menhir d'Irvit stands in a field east of the D3 30 road, north of Plouescat near Saint-Pol-de-Léon in the Finistère department in Brittany in France . His name means "long edge".

The almost four meter high conical menhir has a hook-like tip. It was classified as a Monument historique in 1921 .

According to legend, it rings the clock at noon and at midnight.

Nearby are the menhir of Coulnandré and the menhir of Cam Louis .

See also

• Menhirs of Brittany

literature

• Jacques Briard : Mégalithes de Bretagne . Ouest-France, Rennes 1987, ISBN 2-7373-0119-X .

Web links

Commons : Menhir d'Irvit  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Menhir d'Irvit in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
• Description and picture (French)
• Description and picture (English)

Coordinates: 48 ° 40 ′ 44.6 "  N , 4 ° 9 ′ 53.4"  W.