Menhir
Le Roi des Menhirs (King of the menhirs), Bourg Jardin menhir, Avrillé. Enduring art this the largest menhir in Vendée, was built in the Neolithic period between two to three thousand years BC. Made of blue granite 7 metres hight above ground level, weight about 85,00kg. Originally tallest of a group of three menhirs, the other two disappeared between 1840 - 1860. A public garden has been created around the menhir, behind the local Mairie (City Hall). Avrillé, Vendée, France 01/02/15
Date: 01/02/2015
Location: Avrillé, Vendée, France
Photographer: photo: richard keith wolff
