Pierre du Hochu
The menhir Pierre du Hochu (also called Pierre à la Bergère or Menhir des Houssine ) stands east of Lusanger near Châteaubriant in the Loire-Atlantique department in France .
It is a sub-conical block about 1.75 m high and 2.0 m wide, 1.6 m thick, sloping slightly to the northeast. In its surroundings there are ten blocks arranged in a circle, perhaps the remains of a larger ensemble.
The Hochu stone has been registered as a Monument historique since 1928 (not since 1950 as indicated on the plaque) .
literature
- Jean L'Helgouach: Mégalithes en Loire-Atlantique , Association d'Études Préhistoriques et Historiques des Pays de la Loire, Nantes 1996, ISBN 2-905407-01-8 ,
- Jean-François Polo, Élizabeth Santacreu: 100 menhirs & Dolmens en Presqu'île Guérandaise & en Brière , Presquîle Éditions, Guérande 1990, ISBN 2-906580-02-3 , p. 53.
Web links
Commons : Pierre du Hochu - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Menhir dit La pierre du Hochu in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Description and picture (English)
Coordinates: 47 ° 41 ′ 4.9 " N , 1 ° 34 ′ 56.3" W.