A menhir (/ˈmɛnhɪər/; from Brittonic languages: maen or men, "stone" and hir or hîr, "long"), standing stone, orthostat, or lith is a large upright stone...
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A statue menhir is a type of carved standing stone created during the later European Neolithic Period. The statues consist of a vertical slab or pillar...
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The Menhir (60°39′S 45°12′W / 60.650°S 45.200°W / -60.650; -45.200) is an isolated pinnacle rock, 395 metres (1,300 ft) high, overlooking the west side...
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list of menhirs by subcontinents and nations. Ancient standing stones are found throughout the Horn of Africa. Several of these old menhirs exist in...
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Boswens Menhir (grid reference SW400328), also known as Boswens standing stone, or the Long Stone, is a standing stone 3 kilometres northeast of St Just...
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The Arlobi menhir is an archaeological heritage located at the Gorbea Natural Park, in Zuia, Álava (Basque part of Spain). It was found by Oier Suárez...
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periods.[citation needed] The most widely known megaliths are not tombs. Menhir Menhir is the name used in Western Europe for a single upright stone erected...
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Locmariaquer megaliths (redirect from Grand menhir brisé)
Broken Menhir of Er Grah", the largest known single block of stone to have been transported and erected by Neolithic people. The broken menhir, erected...
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The Menhir of Patalou is located in the Nisa municipality in the Portalegre District of Portugal, about 5 km from the town of Nisa. The menhir is a megalithic...
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Obelix and Co. (redirect from World Menhir Crisis)
Roman camps. Upon meeting Obelix carrying a menhir through the forest, Preposterus claims to be a menhir buyer and offers to make Obelix a rich man, on...
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