Menhirs in Maine-et-Loire

Pierre levée
49450 Saint-Macaire-en-Mauges

The Grande Pierre Levée de Saint-Macaire-en-Mauges is a 6.20 m neolithic menhir, classified as a historical monument, located in Maine-et-Loire. This 60-ton granite block is the highest in the department.

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
49450 La Renaudière

The menhir of the Normandeau windmill, dated Neolithic, is a 5.95 m granite block located at La Renaudière (Maine-et-Loire), now lying on the ground near an old mill.

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
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.

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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.

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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.

Pierre Longue
49350 Gennes

The Pierre Longue du Bouchet is a 3.60 m triangular menhir, located in Gennes en Maine-et-Loire (Pays de la Loire), classified as a historical monument since 1990.