Kergornec menhirs
The two menhirs of Kergornec (also called La Chandelle; La Grande Pierre, Min Hir and Minhir-Goleun ) are located in Saint-Gilles-Pligeaux near Le Vieux Bourg in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in France .
The one-sided flattened menhir no. 1, the "big stone", stands on a ridge ( location ). It is 7.1 m high, 3.1 m wide and 1.75 m thick. It weighs more than 35 tons.
The menhir No. 2, also known as “Minhir Goleun”, erected in the middle of the slope ( location ) is 4.1 m high, 2.0 m wide and 1.5 m thick. It weighs more than 12 tons.
The two menhirs made of porphyry granite are about 300 m apart. Both were classified as Monument historique in 1971 .
Nearby is the Croix de Pasquiou menhir with a cross .
See also
literature
- Jacques Briard : Mégalithes de Bretagne . Ouest-France, Rennes 1987, ISBN 2-7373-0119-X .
Web links
Commons : Menhirs of Kergornec - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- PA00089626 Menhir 1 by Kergornec in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Menhir 2 by Kergornec in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Menhir 1 by Kergornec: description and pictures (French)
- Menhir 2 by Kergornec: description and pictures (French)
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