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Definition of Menhir

Menhir
Menhir Men"hir, n. [F. Armor. men stone + hir high.] A large stone set upright in olden times as a memorial or monument. Many, of unknown date, are found in Brittany and throughout Northern Europe.

Meaning of Menhir from wikipedia

- A menhir (/ˈmɛnhɪər/; from Brittonic languages: maen or men, "stone" and hir or hîr, "long"), standing stone, orthostat, or lith is a large upright stone...
- Broken Menhir of Er Grah", the largest known single block of stone to have been transported and erected by Neolithic people. The broken menhir, erected...
- The Arlobi menhir is an archaeological heritage site located at the Gorbea Natural Park, in Zuia, Álava (Basque part of Spain). It was found by Oier Suárez...
- The Menhir de Champ-Dolent (French: [meniʁ də ʃɑ̃ dɔlɑ̃]; Breton: Maen-hir dolenn) is a menhir, or upright standing stone, located in a field outside the...
- The Menhir (60°39′S 45°12′W / 60.650°S 45.200°W / -60.650; -45.200) is an isolated pinnacle rock, 395 metres (1,300 ft) high, overlooking the west side...
- The following is an alphabetical list of menhirs, also known as standing stones, by subcontinents and nations. Ancient standing stones are found throughout...
- A statue menhir is a type of carved standing stone created during the later European Neolithic Period. The statues consist of a vertical slab or pillar...
- Dry Tree menhir is a ten foot standing stone located on the ex-RAF Dry Tree site at Goonhilly, from which the station takes its name. The menhir was seemingly...
- Roman camps. Upon meeting Obelix carrying a menhir through the forest, Preposterus offers to buy the menhir and make Obelix a rich man, on the pretext...
- periods.[citation needed] The most widely known megaliths are not tombs. Menhir Menhir is the name used in Western Europe for a single upright stone erected...