Menhirs in Maine-et-Loire

Menhirs
49230 Saint-Germain-sur-Moine

The Menhir de La Haute-Borne, also known as Menhir de Villedieu, was a megalithic monument 4 to 5 meters high, formerly located in Saint-Germain-sur-Moine in Maine-et-Loire, now extinct.

Menhirs
49490 Noyant-Villages

The menhir and dolmen of L'Aurière are two megaliths of Neolithic located in Chigné (Maine-et-Loire), 200 m distant. The menhir, said 'Pierre sonnante', and the collapsed dolmen testify to ancient funeral practices.

Menhirs
49260 Montreuil-Bellay

The Menhir de l'Accomodation is a megalithic monument of the Neolithic region located in Montreuil-Bellay, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire.

Menhirs
49260 Montreuil-Bellay

The Menhir de la Pierre de Lenay, dating from the Neolithic, is a listed megalithic monument located in Montreuil-Bellay, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire.

Menhirs
49600 Montrevault-sur-Èvre

The Menhir de Bréau, also called Pierre qui tourne, is a 3.5 m high schist megalith located at Fief-Sauvin (Maine-et-Loire), near the Evre. Enlisted as historical monuments in 1990, it bears witness to the megalithic heritage of Angelvin.

Menhirs
49140 Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou

The menhir says The Finger of Caesar is a 2.40-metre-high neolithic megalith, located in Soucelles (Maine-et-Loire), classified as a historical monument in 1975. Stained in local sandstone, it bears witness to the funeral and symbolic practices of the time.

Menhirs
49540 Martigné-Briand

The Menhir de la Grouas, in Martigné-Briand, Maine-et-Loire, is a 2.90-metre sandstone megalith, inscribed in historical monuments in 1982. It would be the vestige of a set of eight raised stones.

Menhirs
49280 Cholet

The Menhir de la Garde, also known as Vinegar Stone, is a megalithic monument of the Neolithic in Cholet, Maine-et-Loire. This 3.60 m granite block, moved in 1888, bears witness to the local traditions and ancient history of the region.