Menhir de Men Marz, Prehistoric standing stone in Plounéour-Brignogan-plages, France.
The granite monolith reaches 8.5 meters in height and weighs 80 tons, standing directly on the ground without foundation near the coast.
This megalith dates from 2500 to 4500 years ago and became the first stone structure in Finistère to receive Christian symbols and markings.
Local tradition states that young women who successfully toss a pebble into the notch at the top will marry within twelve months.
Visitors can reach the menhir by following the signs along Rue du Menhir in Plounéour-Brignogan-plages, with an information panel providing site details.
Unlike other megaliths of this period, the Men Marz stone maintains its position through natural balance rather than being buried in the earth.
Location: Plounéour-Brignogan-plages
GPS coordinates: 48.67033,-4.33520
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:54
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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