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Ceinturat Menhir
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Submitted bymilka
AddedMay 03 2006
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Description The highest menhir in Haute Vienne. It's 5.10m high and buried 2m deep in the ground. According to the legend, people tossing a coin on the craddle located half height will get maried within the year if the coin stays on.

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thecaptain
(2006-05-03)
Thanks for this picture and the legend milka. I did not know this story when visiting last year, and would perhaps have thrown a coin !

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