http://SaturnianCosmology.Org/ mirrored file For complete access to all the files of this collection see http://SaturnianCosmology.org/search.php ========================================================== Carnac Le Grand Menhir Bris� ------------------------------------------------------------------------ /This site is in the care of Monum and a small entry fee is charged. It is worth confirming entry times - in 2002 they were high season May - August 10am - 7 pm, low season September - April 10am -12:30, 2pm - 5:15 pm with last entry tickets sold 45m before closing/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Le Grand Menhir Bris� with the Table des Marchands dolmen in the background Le Grand Menhir Bris� with the Table des Marchands dolmen in the background Near the village of Locmariaquer, and close to the Pierres Plats <../pierresplats/index.html> dolmen the Grand Menhir Bris� would have been the largest standing stone in the region, weighing 280 tonnes and 20m long. Until recently it was thought that this had either been an unsuccessful Neolithic project which broke while being raised, or that it had successfully been raised. and tumbled as a result of earthquake or a lightning strike. Le Grand Menhir Bris� a more end-on view - you can see that the largest piece did not fall in line with the others. More recent studies show this may have been toppled only a few centuries after it was raised by Neolithic people needing stone for a capstone for dolmens. To me this somewhat begs the obvious question "which one" and I would expect to see a piece missing from here in a different location. But I haven't seen the original paper, this theory is simply indicated on the information board at the site. Nearby (in the background of the photo) is the dolmen Le Table des Marchands. This site has been extesively (and repeatedly) reconstructed, but retains some of its magic despite modern attention because of the carvings seen inside. carving of an axe on the roof of Le Table des Marchands carving of an axe on the roof of Le Table des Marchands Of particular note is this fine carving of an axe set in a shaft on the roof of this dolmen (ie the underside of the capstone), and there are other carvings inside. GPS data (Le Grand Menhir Bris�) 47.5714080N 2.9512141W from site | Carnac <../index.html> | Megalithia Home <../../../index.html> | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ M E g A L i T h i A Text and photographs � Richard M <../../../richardm.html> 1992-2002 unless otherwise credited Last updated 15 Sep 2002