Cam Louis menhir, Neolithic menhir in Plouescat, France
The Cam Louis menhir rises 7 meters tall on a rocky coastal area, featuring natural cavities and carved marks on its western surface point.
This stone monument dates from the Neolithic period and received official protection as a historical monument through a classification decree in 1909.
Local traditions mention a hidden treasure beneath the menhir that reveals itself only during Christmas night or Palm Sunday midnight.
Located along the GR34 hiking trail at coordinates 48.6860129, -4.1834888, the site requires careful navigation through private property sections.
The stone contains thirty small carved bowls on its lower western face and functions as a navigation marker for coastal sailors.
Location: Plouescat
GPS coordinates: 48.68601,-4.18349
Latest update: June 23, 2025 11:09
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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