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 Large menhir located between Millstreet and Ballinagree, County Cork, Ireland. |
A menhir (French, from Middle Breton : men, stone + hir, long) is a large upright standing stone. Menhirs may be found singly as monoliths, or as part of a group of similar stones. Their size can vary considerably; but their shape is generally uneven and squared, often tapering towards the top. Menhirs are widely distributed across Europe, Africa and Asia, but are most numerous in Western Europe; in particular in Ireland, Great Britain and Brittany. There are about 50,000 megaliths in these areas, while in northwest France alone there are 1,200 menhirs. They originate from many different periods across pre-history, and were erected as part of a larger megalithic culture that flourished in Europe and beyond.
- Related: Carlin stone, Dolmen, Gowk Stone, Statue menhir, Megalith, Moai, Standing stone, Obelisk, Obelix, Deer stone
| Dolmens, Menhirs & Stones-Circles in the South of ... Dolmens, Menhirs & Stones-Circles in the South of France – Menhirs of the "Cham des Bondons" prehist.free.fr - Web |
| New Theory – Henges – Engineering in Prehistory New Theory – Henges – Engineering in Prehistory henges.no.sapo.pt - Web |
| Rows of Menhirs in Russia, South Ural Rows of Menhirs in Russia, South Ural megalith.ru/articles/polakova.shtml - Web |
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| List of Menhirs and their related stories in Czech... List of Menhirs and their related stories in Czech Republic smircikrize.euweb.cz/Menhiry/Menhiry.html - Web |
| Skela menhirs in Ukraine Skela menhirs in Ukraine pasteli.org.ua/2009/03/1822 - Web |
