Bennefraye stone row
The Bennefraye stone row (also spelled Bennefraie ) is an alignment between Freigné and Candé in the commune of Vallons-de-l'Erdre , in the east of the Loire-Atlantique department in France .
The row of stones originally had more menhirs , but many were used to build the base of Pin's Calvary . The approximately 450 m long row of six preserved white quartz menhirs now consists of:
- a group of four menhirs (with A to D) at a distance of about 9.0 m at the southwest end
- two menhirs (E and F), about 6.0 m apart; in the middle
- after a gap of about 230 m in which the removed menhirs stood, on the top of a hill a probably natural, upright stone; at the northeast end.
According to local tradition, the largest menhir contains a clock that rings 12 times at midnight, and the stones would grow like plants.
The menhirs have been a listed building since 1978.
See also
literature
- Michel Gruet, Charles-Tanguy Le Roux: Mégalithes en Anjou , Cheminements, 2005, ISBN 2-84478-397-X , pp. 123-125.
Web links
Commons : Alignement de Bennefraye - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Ensemble mégalithique in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Coordinates: 47 ° 33 '36 " N , 1 ° 5' 20.4" W.