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<< Our Photo Pages >> Menoignon menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Bretagne:Finistère (29)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Monday, 05 May 2014  Page Views: 4816

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Menoignon menhir Alternative Name: Menognon menhir
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Finistère (29) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Lesneven  Nearest Village: Plounéour-Trez
Latitude: 48.655500N  Longitude: 4.3251W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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TheCaptain visited on 16th Apr 2014 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Absolutely splendid menhir which is easily found near to a corner in a little open farmland lane, just behind a little scrubland area. The menhir must be about 8 metres in height, of large girth at the bottom, slowly tapering up to a pointed top. The southeastern face of the menhir has been worked into an extremely flat surface, of triangular shape, something which clearly took a lot of time to produce. One can only speculate at what this was used for, I have no doubt that it may well have been painted on. The locality of the stone is a bit marshy, and perhaps there is a spring nearby, underneath some of the wooded glades. Not far away to the east (~20 metres) is another large stone, which looks fairly natural, but I have no doubt it has some relation to the menhir.

johnstone visited on 16th Jun 2003 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5



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Menoignon menhir
Menoignon menhir submitted by theCaptain : The menhir must be about 8 metres in height, of large girth at the bottom, slowly tapering up to a pointed top. The southeastern face of the menhir has been worked into an extremely flat surface, of triangular shape, something which clearly took a lot of time to produce. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Absolutely splendid menhir which is easily found near to a corner in a little open farmland lane, just behind a little scrubland area. The menhir must be about 8 metres in height, of large girth at the bottom, slowly tapering up to a pointed top.

The southeastern face of the menhir has been worked into an extremely flat surface, of triangular shape, something which clearly took a lot of time to produce. One can only speculate at what this was used for, I have no doubt that it may well have been painted on.

The locality of the stone is a bit marshy, and perhaps there is a spring nearby, underneath some of the wooded glades.

Not far away to the east (~20 metres) is another large stone, which looks fairly natural, but I have no doubt it has some relation to the menhir.

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Menoignon menhir
Menoignon menhir submitted by theCaptain : Absolutely splendid menhir about 8 metres in height, of large girth at the bottom, slowly tapering up to a pointed top. The locality of the stone is a bit marshy, and perhaps there is a spring nearby, underneath some of the wooded glades. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Menoignon menhir
Menoignon menhir submitted by theCaptain : The menhir must be about 8 metres in height, of large girth at the bottom, slowly tapering up to a pointed top. The southeastern face of the menhir has been worked into an extremely flat surface, of triangular shape, something which clearly took a lot of time to produce. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Menoignon menhir
Menoignon menhir submitted by theCaptain (Vote or comment on this photo)

Menoignon menhir
Menoignon menhir submitted by theCaptain : Absolutely splendid menhir which is easily found near to a corner in a little open farmland lane, just behind a little scrubland area. The locality of the stone is a bit marshy, and perhaps there is a spring nearby, underneath some of the wooded glades. Not far away to the east (~20 metres) is another large stone, which looks fairly natural, but I have no doubt it has some relation to t... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Menoignon menhir
Menoignon menhir submitted by theCaptain

Menoignon menhir
Menoignon menhir submitted by theCaptain : Absolutely splendid menhir which is easily found near to a corner in a little open farmland lane, just behind a little scrubland area.

Menoignon menhir
Menoignon menhir submitted by Martin_L : The splendid Menhir de Menoignon in 2022 (right). Compared to 10 years ago it now has partly become a bit hemmed in by trees and bushes, but from this angle it is more or less visible. Scale 1,83m/6ft beside (left). Without scale objects or lifeforms of known size it is hard to bring out the size on a photograph due to the trees and bushes beside.

Menoignon menhir
Menoignon menhir submitted by regina : Site in Bretagne:Finistère (29) France

Menoignon menhir
Menoignon menhir submitted by regina

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