Menhirs of Kerscaven

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Kerscaven 1 - the bishop

Kerscaven 2 - the virgin

The menhirs of Kerscaven 1–3 are located northeast of Penmarc'h in Cornouaille in the Finistère department in Brittany in France .

The menhir Kerscaven 1 (also called La Vierge ( German  “the virgin” ), Menhir de Perinaguen, Deuxième menhir de Kerscaven or Penmarc'h) stands in the middle of a field and is the largest at around 8.0 m (heights vary greatly) . Its erosion grooves act like folds of clothing. ( 47 ° 49 ′ 7.3 ″  N , 4 ° 19 ′ 22.8 ″  W )

The menhir Kerscaven 2 (also Premier menhir de Kerscaven or Menhir de l'évêque ( German  "the bishop" ) called) is about 7.0 m high and 6.0 m wide. ( 47 ° 49 ′ 12.4 ″  N , 4 ° 19 ′ 17.8 ″  W )

The menhir Kerscaven 3 stands about 250 m northwest of the menhir Kerscaven 1 and is partially covered by the vegetation. It's 2.5 m high and has probably been straightened. ( 47 ° 49 ′ 8.8 ″  N , 4 ° 19 ′ 28.6 ″  W )

See also

• Menhirs of Brittany

literature

• Jacques Briard : Mégalithes de Bretagne. Éditions Gisserot, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-87747-065-2

Web links

Commons : Kerscaven 1  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Commons : Kerscaven 2  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Kerscaven 1 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
• Kerscaven 2 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
• Menhir de Kerscaven, commune de Penmarc'h. Mégalithes Bretons(French). 
• Menhir de Kerscaven 1. The Megalithic Portal, November 22, 2012(English). 
• Menhir de Kerscaven 2. The Megalithic Portal, December 28, 2004(English). 
• Menhir de Kerscaven 3. The Megalithic Portal, July 23, 2016(English). 

Remarks

1. ↑ Wikimedia Commons, the French Wikipedia and Openstreetmap use a different numbering. Base Mérimée names the cadastral number ZC 10 for the second menhir , which is also recorded at geoportail.gouv.fr; in this respect, the assignment in this article should be correct. It also matches the numbers in the Megalithic Portal.