Pierre Droite (Milly-la-Forêt)
The menhir Pierre Droite (also called menhir du Paly ) is located in Milly-la-Forêt in the Essonne department in France . The Pierre Droite stands on the plateau overlooking the Essonne valley with the hamlet of Bonnevaux to the west.
The menhir is a block of quartz sand that is about 4.0 m high, 1.9 m wide and 0.6 to 0.7 m thick. It has engravings on both main surfaces. On the west side, the engraving depicts a cross overhanging its rectangular base. A face with a hairstyle is depicted on the east side.
Another block of similar size lies on the floor.
The menhir has been classified as a monument historique since 1974 .
- Pierre Droite - Milly-la-Forêt
literature
- Alain Bénard: Les mégalithes de l'Essonne , Paris, Société historique et archéologique de l'Essonne et du Hurepoix, 2012 ISSN 1157-0261 pp. 61–62
Web links
Commons : Pierre Droite - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Menhir in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Description and pictures (French)
Coordinates: 48 ° 22 ′ 46.3 " N , 2 ° 24 ′ 43.8" E