Kerfland menhirs
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The three menhirs of Kerfland (also Alignement de Pendreff called) are a stone row , since 1923 as historique monument is classified and (but accessible) on private land in a forest south of Plomeur in Cornwall in the Finistere region of Brittany in France is .
The three standing stones of granite are almost perfectly aligned north-south. With a height of about 5.0 m, they are up to 2.0 m wide and about 30 cm thick. They are about 5 m apart.
The menhirs were the subject of an archaeological excavation in 1960 when, among other things, flint and ceramics were discovered on their feet. The excavation resulted in the fall of the central menhir and its repair and re-erection by Pierre-Jean Berrou (born 1930). 100 meters away there is another stone in the row on the ground.
- Kerfland menhirs
Menhir 1
Menhir 2
Menhir 3
The group
literature
- Jacques Briard : The Megaliths of Brittany . Gisserot, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-87747-065-2 .
- Jean-Marie Bachelot de La Pylaie: Études archéologiques et geographiques mêlées d'observations et de notices diverses . Deprez-Parent, Bruxelles 1850 (reprint: Société archéologique du Finistère, Quimper 1970).
Web links
- Trois menhirs de Kerfland et bande de terrain autour in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Description and pictures (English)
- Description and picture (French)
Coordinates: 47 ° 49 ′ 34.3 " N , 4 ° 16 ′ 30.7" W.