Menhir de Champ-Dolent

Menhir de Champ Dolent.

The menhir, or upright standing stone, of Champ Dolent is the largest standing stone in Brittany. It is located in a field outside the town of Dol-de-Bretagne, and is nearly 9 meters high. The stone was taken from a site 4 kilometers away.[1] It has a smaller polished stone at its base.

It has been registered as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1889.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=8583
  2. ↑ (French) Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général du patrimoine culturel, notice on "Menhir de Champ Dolent", 2003.

Coordinates: 48°32′06″N 1°44′21″W / 48.53500°N 1.73917°W / 48.53500; -1.73917

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