Menhir de la Tonnelle, Neolithic menhir in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie cemetery, France
The stone monument stands 3.60 meters tall with a width of 1.10 meters and thickness of 0.35 meters in the Croix de Vie cemetery.
Archaeologist Marcel Baudouin discovered this fallen stone in 1906 at Bussoleries de la Tonnelle, purchasing it in 1918 to prevent its destruction.
The menhir represents prehistoric engineering methods and serves as both an archaeological artifact and a memorial at Marcel Baudouin's burial site.
The menhir remains accessible to visitors within cemetery grounds, marked as a registered historical monument since May 26, 1921.
This megalith transitioned from its original location in Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez to become part of an archaeologist's final resting place.
Location: Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
GPS coordinates: 46.69909,-1.93868
Latest update: June 23, 2025 11:55
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