Menhir du Bourg, Prehistoric standing stone in Carnac, France.
The Menhir du Bourg, also called menhir de Pouldève, is a standing stone 2.70 m high set on a masonry pedestal about 50 cm tall, in a small dead-end lane off the chemin de Pouldève in central Carnac. The pale grey-green block leans and narrows upward, with a deep vertical fissure and a notch on its right edge. A boundary marker at its front reads "Propriété de l'État - Menhir du Bourg".
The menhir du Bourg, also called menhir de Pouldève (Poul Devé), stands in the centre of Carnac in Morbihan. It was classified as a monument historique in 1889, the year of its official protection. The stone block rises 2.70 m above a masonry pedestal about 50 cm high.
Locals also call it the menhir de Pouldève (Poul Devé), after the chemin de Pouldève that leads to the dead-end where it stands. A boundary stone set into its front carries the inscription "Propriété de l'État - Menhir du Bourg", marking state ownership.
The menhir stands in a small dead-end alley in the centre of Carnac, reached via the chemin de Pouldève. It is a short walk from the town's streets and can be seen on foot; the stone rises beside a paved area and a building.
A boundary stone set in front of the menhir reads "Propriété de l'État - Menhir du Bourg", marking it as state property. The monument stands at the end of a small cul-de-sac reached by the chemin de Pouldève, in the middle of the town rather than in open countryside.
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