Row of stones from Traonigou
The stone row of Traonigou ( French Alignement de Traonigou ) stands east of the hamlet Traonigou near Ploudalmézeau or Porspoder in the Pays de Léon ( Bro-Leon in Breton ) in the Finistère department in Brittany in France .
The two standing menhirs are survivors of a row of at least four stones, two of which have been shown to have been destroyed, one in the late 19th and the other in the early 20th century.
- The first menhir is 2.95 m high and 1.15 m wide.
- The second menhir is 4.15 m high and 1.3 m wide.
- Row of stones from Traonigou
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The menhirs were classified as Monument historique in 1921 and 1923 .
Nearby are the remains of the Allée couverte of Traonigou and the dolmen of Lannidult .
See also
literature
- Jacques Briard : Mégalithes de Bretagne . Ouest-France, Rennes 1987, ISBN 2-7373-0119-X .
Web links
Commons : Traonigou stone series - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Alignement de Traonigou in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Menhirs de Traonigou, commune de Porspoder (French)
Coordinates: 48 ° 29 ′ 30.4 " N , 4 ° 45 ′ 31" W.