Menhir de la Tremblais

Menhir de la Tremblais

The menhir de la Tremblais (also spelled Tiemblais or Thiemblaye ; alternatively Pierre Longue ) stands in the forest about 600 m east of the village of Saint-Samson-sur-Rance between the D57 road and the railway line, near Dinan in the east of the Côtes-d department 'Armor in Brittany in France .

The approximately 8.0 m high menhir is a megalithic block made of granite and quartz , with a relatively flat polished surface. It weighs between 150 and 160 t. The characteristic is that it is inclined by about 45 ° due to the soft ground.

Under sidelight, about a dozen scratches discovered in 1972 are visible on three sides of its surface.

Coat of arms of Saint-Samson-sur-Rance

The Tremblais menhir dates back to the Neolithic . It was first mentioned in the 16th century under the name Pierre Longue. It was classified as a historical monument in 1971 and is depicted in the town's coat of arms.

Legend

Several legends surround the menhir. According to one, it is one of three stones that block the entrance to hell.

See also

• Menhirs of Brittany

literature

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

Web links

Commons : Menhir de la Tiemblais  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Menhir dit La Pierre Longue in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
• Description and pictures of the scratches (French)
• Description and pictures of the scratches (French)
• Description and pictures (English)

Coordinates: 48 ° 29 '39.5 "  N , 2 ° 1' 5.8"  W.