Menhir by Cosquer Jehan
The menhir of Cosquer Jehan (also called Ar Peulven-Bras) stands about 50.0 m north of the D69 road and north of Kerien near Guingamp in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in France .
The menhir made of gray granite is about 5.5 meters high, 4.0 meters wide and 3.0 meters thick (11.7 m circumference). It is surrounded by other blocks, one of which is about 15.0 m long. The menhir weighs about 110 tons and is one of the heaviest in Europe after Charles Tanguy Leroux. The stone was extracted in the immediate vicinity. Many erratic boulders have been exposed in the vicinity, especially on the top of the hill. There are no epigraphic traces or other markings engraved on it.
According to legend, this menhir grew like a plant and stopped growing with the death of Christ.
There are other menhirs nearby, including the menhir of Creac'h-an-Archant .
See also
literature
- Loïc Langouët: Les mégalithes de l'arrondissement de Guingamp , Institut Culturel de Bretagne, 2006, ISBN 9782868221018 , pp. 15 and 29
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Coordinates: 48 ° 25 ′ 38.3 " N , 3 ° 14 ′ 42" W.