Menhirs of Goresto
The menhirs of Goresto are north-east of Canihuel , near Saint-Nicolas-du-Pélem in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in France . The Goresto menhirs are a group of three granite menhirs .
Menhir 1 is about 200 m south of the other two. It is 5.6 m high, up to 2.1 m wide and 1.25 m thick. The slot in the top is the result of a lightning strike.
Menhirs 2 and 3 are 6.2 m apart. One measures 2.3 m in height, 1.30 m in width and is 0.95 m thick. The other is 1.45 m high, 1.1 m wide and 0.8 m thick.
About 500 m to the east stands the 3.8 m high, 2.4 m wide and 2.2 m thick, massive menhir of Bodquelen .
Menhir 1 has been registered as a Monument historique since 1969 .
See also
literature
- Jacques Briard : The Megaliths of Brittany. Éditions Gisserot 2000, ISBN 2-87747-065-2 , p. 32.
- 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 .
- Detert Zylmann : The riddle of the menhirs . Probst, Mainz-Kostheim 2003, ISBN 3-936326-07-X .
Web links
Commons : Menhir of Goresto - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Menhir de Goresto in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Description and picture (English)
Coordinates: 48 ° 21 '29 " N , 3 ° 3' 53.8" W.