Pierre de Gargantua, Prehistoric menhir in Neaufles-Auvergny, France.
The sandstone monolith reaches a height of 3.95 meters, with a width of 2.10 meters and a thickness of 0.85 meters at its base.
First documented in 1298 under the name 'longa petra', this Neolithic standing stone received official monument status classification in 1934.
Local traditions connect the menhir to the French folklore character Gargantua, who supposedly used the stone for sharpening agricultural tools.
The menhir stands in a private field in the Eure department of Normandy, with GPS coordinates at latitude 48.8664511 and longitude 0.7293761.
Archaeological studies reveal the stone's perimeter measures 5.36 meters at its base and narrows to 4.20 meters at standard human height.
Location: Neaufles-Auvergny
Address: La Vallée
GPS coordinates: 48.86645,0.72938
Latest update: June 23, 2025 11:50
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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