<< Our Photo Pages >> Goarivan Menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Bretagne:Finistère (29)
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Goarivan Menhir Alternative Name: Parc ar menhir, Menhir de GoarivanCountry: France Département: Bretagne:Finistère (29) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Lesneven Nearest Village: Plouguerneau
Latitude: 48.619050N Longitude: 4.487411W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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TheCaptain visited on 21st Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 This is a nice 4 metre tall menhir in a field just to the north of the hamlet of Goarivan, which can be reached along a farm track round the back of the houses. It's got a very curious thing near the base of its northern side, which looks like a marble in a case. There is a rounded white quartz lump which has been worn away from the grey surrounding granite and smoothed spherical. It looks like it should rattle around in the hole, but unfortunately it doesn't. I have no doubt that there are some stories and legends associated with this, but I do not know of any.
There is a rounded white quartz lump which has been worn away from the grey surrounding granite and smoothed spherical. It looks like it should rattle around in the hole, but unfortunately it doesn't. I have no doubt that there are some stories and legends associated with this, but I do not know of any.
In 1907, the farmer was going to blow up this menhir with explosives, but was persuaded not to. The walls around the fields show many other large blocks, which suggest that he possibly had destroyed other menhirs in the locality.
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