Les Pierres Jumelles, Prehistoric menhirs in Mont-Saint-Éloi, France.
The Twin Stones consist of two raw sandstone monoliths, with the larger one reaching 3.30 meters in height and weighing approximately 8 tons.
Count Brandt-de-Galametz discovered sandstone coffins containing iron weapons between the two monoliths during excavations in 1820.
The stones are also known as the Demoiselles d'Acq, referencing a local legend about young women turned to stone after a dance.
The two menhirs, classified as historical monuments since 1889, stand 8.90 meters apart near the hamlet of Écoivres.
A historical tradition links these stones to Baldwin I of Flanders, who reportedly erected them in 862 to commemorate his victories over Charles II.
Location: Mont-Saint-Éloi
Address: Les Droites-Pierres 62144
Website: https://nordmag.fr/patrimoine/histoire_regionale/voies_com/menhirs_acq.htm
GPS coordinates: 50.34765,2.67688
Latest update: June 23, 2025 11:07
Throughout France, stone silhouettes still stand in fields, forests, or by the sea. They existed long before villages and roads, witnesses to a world that believed in the sky and hidden forces of the earth. These menhirs, erected over five thousand years ago, in their own way narrate the dawn of civilizations. Some are solitary, others are arranged in rows of hundreds. Some bear engraved faces, others remain silent, smoothed by Breton winds or the rain of the Central Massif. From Carnac to Corsica, from Poitou to the Côtes-d’Armor, these upright stones maintain a strong presence, almost human. Approaching them, one senses the ancient connection between human hands and the memory of the land.
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