Menhir de la Tiemblais, Neolithic menhir in Saint-Samson-sur-Rance, France.
The granite monolith measures 8.5 meters in height, 2.1 meters in width, and 1.6 meters in thickness, with an estimated weight between 50 and 60 tons.
The stone structure, classified as a historical monument in March 1977, features twelve carved panels containing representations of axes, crosses, and small animal figures.
Local folklore refers to this megalith as 'Bonde de l'Enfer' due to beliefs that it serves as a seal to the entrance of the underworld.
The carved decorations on the surface become visible only under specific lighting conditions, requiring artificial grazing light for optimal viewing of the ancient designs.
A white quartz vein runs through the granite structure, which leans at a 45-degree angle toward the eastern direction.
Location: Saint-Samson-sur-Rance
GPS coordinates: 48.49433,-2.01830
Latest update: November 4, 2025 03:29
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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