Menhir des Droits de l'Homme, Neolithic menhir in Plozévet, France

The Menhir des Droits de l'Homme is a granite menhir near Canté beach in Plozévet, standing 5.5 meters tall and 1.2 meters wide. Its pale grey and beige surface is covered with red painted inscriptions, and a small plaque is set into its base. The stone rests on rough boulders in a grassy area, with the sea visible in the distance.

The stone was erected during the Neolithic period and later connected to the history of a shipwreck through inscriptions added in 1840. Official recognition came in 1881 when it entered France's register of protected monuments.

The red-painted inscription on the stone, added in 1840 by Major Elias Pipon, a survivor from Jersey, records the loss of about 600 men from the Droits de l'Homme and his return to the beach on 21 July 1840. It ends with the Latin motto "A Deo vita spes in Deo".

The stone sits close to the coast and can be easily reached when visiting Canté beach. The best view comes at low tide when you can walk around the monument and its surroundings.

A concrete plaque installed in 1882 records how the monument was saved from destruction through government action during the 1800s. This practical marker shows when the state began protecting Brittany's prehistoric sites.