Menhirs of terriers

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Menhirs of terriers

The menhirs of Terriers ( French Les Menhirs des Terriers ) stand between cork oaks , about southeast of the town of Les Arcs (also called Les Arcs sur Argens) in the Var department in Provence in France .

Menhirs of terriers

The nine extremely slender menhirs , also known as stone circles, were discovered in 1991. The complex consists of six smaller (about 2.0 × 0.15 m) and three large (about 3.0 × 0.2 m) stele-like menhirs, the weight of which varies between 300 kg and a ton. The place was established between the beginning of the 4th and the end of the 3rd millennium BC. Used.

See also

literature

  • Philippe Hameau: Les menhirs des Terriers, Les Arcs-sur-Argens. Var 2005

Web links

Commons : Menhirs of Terriers  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 43 ° 24 ′ 52 "  N , 6 ° 30 ′ 43"  E