Pierre Longue (Batz-sur-Mer)
The Pierre Longue or Menhir of Saint-Michel is a menhir on the cliffs that delimit the port of Saint-Michel in Batz-sur-Mer in the Loire-Atlantique department in France .
description
The 2.4 meter high stone used to be a navigation mark for coastal shipping. He stands on a rock called the devil's grave, which covers the devil's hole. In 1894 it was straightened after a storm tilted it.
According to legend, treasure was buried at his foot by a child or a saltworker after it was stolen from the grotto of the korrigans (fairies) on the wild coast of Pouliguen .
Up until the 1880s, it was a tradition that the young girls of the village rounded the menhir around August 15th and asked the Long Stone in songs for help in realizing their plans, especially with regard to marriage. If one of the dancers accidentally touched the stone, she would not get married for the next two years.
Nearby is the Pierre Longue by Le Croisic .
literature
- Jean-François Polo, Élizabeth Santacreu: 100 menhirs & dolmens en Presqu'île Guérandaise & en Brière. Guérande, Presquîle Éditions, 1990 ( ISBN 2-906580-02-3 )
- Jean L'Helgouach: Mégalithes en Loire-Atlantique. Nantes, Association d'Études Préhistoriques et Historiques des Pays de la Loire, 1996, ( ISBN 2-905407-01-8 )
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Coordinates: 47 ° 16 ′ 9.8 " N , 2 ° 28 ′ 51.2" W.