Fixard menhir
The Fixard menhir is located near an outcrop in a forest south of Fixard and north of Saint-Estèphe near Périgueux in the Dordogne department in France . He is one of the rare standing stones of the Périgord .
The Neolithic menhir is made of granite . It is said to weigh over 10 tons and run one meter in the ground. It is about 2.4 m high, 1.1 m in diameter, and phallic in shape.
See also
literature
- 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 of Fixard - collection of images, videos and audio files
Coordinates: 45 ° 37 ′ 15.6 ″ N , 0 ° 39 ′ 15.6 ″ E