Menhir of Bodquelen

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Menhir of Bodquelen

The menhir of Bodquelen stands in the forest north of the hamlet Bodquelen, northeast of Canihuel in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in France .

The massive menhir made of coarse-grained granite is around 3.8 m high, 2.38 m wide and 2.2 m thick.

It was registered as a Monument historique in 1969 .

Nearby are the three menhirs of Goresto .

See also

literature

  • Jacques Briard : The Megaliths of Brittany. Editions Gisserot 2000, ISBN 2-87747-065-2 .
  • Jürgen E. Walkowitz: The megalithic syndrome. European cult sites of the Stone Age (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 36). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2003, ISBN 3-930036-70-3 .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 48 ° 21 '37.1 "  N , 3 ° 3' 14.4"  W.