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Menhir. A menhir (/ ˈmɛnhɪər /; [1] from Brittonic languages: maen or men, "stone" and hir or hîr, "long" [2]), standing stone, orthostat, or lith is a large upright stone, emplaced in the ground by humans, typically dating from the European middle Bronze Age. They can be found individually as monoliths, or as part of a group of similar ...
The Broken Menhir of Er Grah. The Locmariaquer megaliths are a complex of Neolithic constructions in Locmariaquer, Brittany.They comprise the elaborate Er-Grah tumulus passage grave, a dolmen known as the Table des Marchand [1] and "The Broken Menhir of Er Grah", the largest known single block of stone to have been transported and erected by Neolithic people.
A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. There are over 35,000 structures or arrangements in Europe alone, located widely from Sweden to the Mediterranean sea.
The Ménec alignments, the best-known megalithic site among the Carnac stones Stones in the Kerlescan alignments Megalithic alignments at Carnac Le Menec alignments. The Carnac stones (Breton: Steudadoù Karnag) are an exceptionally dense collection of megalithic sites near the south coast of Brittany in northwestern France, consisting of stone alignments (rows), dolmens (stone tombs), tumuli ...
The Kerloas menhir, the tallest standing menhir in Brittany [16] Brittany stands out in the distribution of menhirs by virtue of both the density of monuments and the diversity of types. The largest surviving menhir in the world is located in Locmariaquer, Brittany, and it is known as the Grand Menhir Brisé (Great Broken Menhir). Once nearly ...
Articles relating to menhirs, large man-made upright stones, typically dating from the European middle Bronze Age.They can be found individually as monoliths, or as part of a group of similar stones.
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The Elder Scrolls Online was the top-selling game in the United Kingdom for the week of April 5, 2014, for individual formats, and number two across all formats. [95] When the game was released on consoles, the game once again became the top-selling game in the United Kingdom for the week of June 15, 2015, across all formats, becoming the year ...