Standing stone - Menhir 2 by Kordouane

Photography • Historical • posted on Mar 24, 2018

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Menhir du Plessis. Some menhirs have been erected next to buildings that often have an early or current religious significance. One example is the South Zeal Menhir in Devon, which formed the basis for a 12th-century monastery built by lay monks. The monastery later became the Oxenham Arms hotel, at South Zeal, and the standing stone remains in place in the ancient snug bar at the hotel. Where menhirs appear in groups, often in a circular, oval, henge or horseshoe formation, they are sometimes called megalithic monuments. These are sites of ancient religious ceremonies, sometimes containing burial chambers. The exact function of menhirs has provoked more debate than practically any other issue in European pre-history. Over the centuries, they have variously been thought to have been used by Druids for human sacrifice, used as territorial markers, or elements of a complex ideological system, or functioned as early calendars. Until the nineteenth century, antiquarians did not have substantial knowledge of prehistory, and their only reference points were provided by classical literature. The developments of radiocarbon dating and dendrochronology have done much to further knowledge in this area.

Comments (13)

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Jean_C

9:25AM | Sat, 24 March 2018

Celui-ci, dressé au milieu d'une superbe allée, est particulièrement impressionnant! Très belle photo, Mo. Bon dimanche 🙂

Kordouane

10:05AM | Sat, 24 March 2018

Merci à toi aussi

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eekdog

10:08AM | Sat, 24 March 2018

Great info and pov capture.

Kordouane

10:09AM | Sat, 24 March 2018

Thank you for your visit and comment, good day to you

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LivingPixels

10:18AM | Sat, 24 March 2018

Beautiful capture just perfect photography!!

Kordouane

12:14PM | Sat, 24 March 2018

Thank you for your visit and comment, good day to you

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X-PaX

12:35PM | Sat, 24 March 2018

Very nice capture.

Kordouane

1:11PM | Sat, 24 March 2018

Thank you for your visit and comment, good day to you

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VDH

12:51PM | Sat, 24 March 2018

Very beautiful place and fantastic shot !!

Kordouane

1:11PM | Sat, 24 March 2018

Thank you for your visit and comment, good day to you

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DukeNukem2005

1:35PM | Sat, 24 March 2018

It is very nice!

Kordouane

2:10PM | Sat, 24 March 2018

Thank you for your visit and comment, good day to you

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T.Rex

2:35PM | Sat, 24 March 2018

Ah! THIS must be Asterix's mehnir. I can just see the Romans coming running along the alley and "WHAM"! comes a menhir and the Romans all of a sudden have wings! Keep up the good work! :-)

Kordouane

4:04AM | Sun, 25 March 2018

Thank you very much

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