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Carnac stones
The Carnac stones are the largest collection of megalithic standing stones in the world.[1] The more than 3,000 prehistoric standing stones were cut from local rock and erected by the pre-Celtic people of Brittany.
The stones were erected at some stage during the Neolithic period, probably around 3300 BC, but some may be as old as 4500 BC.[2] The stones occur in a number of Neolithic sites around the French village of Carnac, in Brittany.[3] They include rows of stones (alignments), dolmens, tumuli and single menhirs.
In recent centuries, many of the sites have been neglected, with reports of dolmens being used as sheep shelters, chicken sheds or even ovens.[4] Stones have been removed to make way for roads, or used as building materials. The management of the sites is a controversial topic.[1][5]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Megaliths of Carnac: Introduction". menhirs.tripod.com. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ↑ "Carnac Stones, Brittany". Sacred Destinations Travel Guide. Retrieved 2006-05-17.
- ↑ Carnac: megalithia.com
- ↑ The Captain (3 January 2005). "La Madeleine dolmen Burial Chamber (Dolmen)". The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map. Retrieved 2006-05-17.
- ↑ "Megaliths of Carnac: Standing Stones / Menhirs". megaliths.sherwoodonline.de. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
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