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Carnac, Morbihan, Brittany (France): alignment of menhir and dolmen

The Carnac region is famous for its ancient menhirs, huge stones dating back to prehistoric neolithic times, probable symbols of the link between earth and sky.

Ancient graves in the steppes of the Mongolian Altai

Ancient stone formation, Ale's Stones, Kaseberga, Osterlen

This landscape photo was taken in Europe, France, Brittany, Morbihan, Locmariaquer, in summer. We can see the large broken menhir in Locmariaquer, under the Sun.

The menhir of Champ-Dolent is located in Dol-de-Bretagne in the French department of Ille-et-Vilaine. With its 9.30 meters high, it is one of the tallest standing menhirs in Brittany.

A black and white version of the large standing stones aligned in a field near Carnac, France under a bright summer sky, surrounded by grass and wild plants. The 7,000 year old stone alignments create a sense of ancient mystery and historical significance. The singularity of the Carnac megaliths is their extrordinary alignments and their sheer numbers, this is the largest gathering of standing stones of this type in the world. The two main sites (Ménec and Kermario) alone account for nearly 3,000 menhirs, and the alignments extend over almost four miles.

The name comes from an Old Nordic legend about Hagbard and Signe. A Viking from Trondheim, Hagbard, embarking on a Viking raid for war. Off the coast of Halland in Sweden, he encounters the local king Sigvards armed forces. After fight they make peace since victory eludes them both. Hagbard then meets the king Sigvards daughter, Signe. Love emerges between them, but because of the long-standing enmity between their families, marriage is not possible. Hagbard tries to secretly courtship Signe, but gets arrested upon disclosure of the scam. He is sentenced to death at the court in Asige. Signe had promised to follow Hagbard in death and Hagbard lured Signe to proove her faith. As his last wish, he therefore asked that his dress to be shown up first in the gallows. Upon this sight Signe thinks that Hagbard has been hunged, she burns herself inside her castle with her bridesmaids. When Hagbard sees the smoke from the castle, he calmly walks to his death.

Carnac Stones, Menhirs alignment Kermario, Brittany, France. The Carnac Megalithic Lines (French: Alignements mégalithiques de Carnac) are a grouping of Neolithic menhirs and dolmens over four kilometers in southern Brittany.

Dolmen near Carnac. The megalithic site at Carnac, which is over 6,500 years old, is considered one of the most important sites in European prehistory. Photographed using analog technology. Film grain is visible.

Megalithic monuments menhirs in Carnac at sunset - Brittany, France

The impressive Stanton Drew Stone Circle complex. Dates from the Neolithic/Bronze age and is the third largest circle in the UK

An elongated block of stone, sometimes of considerable height, erected by the Neolithic populations, found in Celtic territory, particularly in Britain and Great Britain.

The ancient stone circle at Callanish on the Island of Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

Stones in the Lagatjar alignments at Camaret-sur-Mer on the Crozon Peninsula in Finistere, Brittany, France.

The Rhine River in Germany, on old film stock in 1990.

Menhirs of Monteneuf - Brittany, France

The Côte de granit rose or Pink Granite Coast is a stretch of coastline in the Côtes d'Armor departement of northern Brittany, France.

This landscape photo was taken in Europe, France, Brittany, Morbihan, Locmariaquer, in summer. We can see the large broken menhir in Locmariaquer, under the Sun.

Argenton Dolmen a few meters from the Saint-Gonveld Chapel in Landunvez.

spectacular rock formation at the red granite cost next to Ploumanac, Côtes d'Armor, Brittany, France

Stone sculpture representing a simple Pietà, created probably around the 16th century by unknown artist and located among the meadows in Lessina, a protected mountain area in the north Italy. Verona province.

Closeup of famous standing stone with sheep to weed at Carnac is a commune beside the Gulf of Morbihan on the south coast of Brittany in the Morbihan department in north-western France.

Avebury Henge, Wiltshire, England, UK. This free-to-enter ancient stone circle site dates from Neolithic times and its purpose is debatable. It is constructed from a large outer circle of stones with two smaller inner circles, all surrounded by earthworks and a ditch. Abandoned by the Iron Age it nevertheless remains a significant Henge in the landscape of ancient Wiltshire, England

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coastline of the Pink Granite Coast, near Ploumanac'h, Brittany, France

Prehistoric megalithic menhirs in Carnac, France

A stone covered with green moss in the forest. Wildlife landscape

Alignments of Carnac - Carnac stones in Carnac, France

Circular arrangements of megalithic stones in Alentejo Portugal

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