A menhir (/ ˈmɛnhɪər /; [1] from Brittonic languages: maen or men, "stone" and hir or hîr, "long" [2]), standing stone, orthostat, or lith is a large upright stone, emplaced in the ground by …

Menhirs are found all across India. They can be as tall as 20 to 14 feet (over 4.2 m), and several hundred smaller menhirs scattered all over the agricultural fields, mountains and various …

While the Egyptian obelisks were later carved with flattened faces, the European menhirs were shaped and smoothed so that with a few exceptions, the builders retained and even …

The meaning of MENHIR is a single upright rough monolith usually of prehistoric origin.

Jun 15, 2023 · Standing stones, called ‘menhirs’, are large stones set vertically into the ground. Placed in different locations in the British Isles by Neolithic Peoples, they date from 4,000 BC …

Mar 17, 2025 · Mudumal Menhirs, Telangana: Considered India’s largest megalithic observatory. Some align with solar positions on solstices, hinting at astronomical significance. Features of …

Mar 15, 2025 · A menhir is a standing or an upright stone, which is usually tapered at the top. It is man-made, in that it is sculpted and placed by humans, and usually quite large — the largest …

May 23, 2018 · *menhir* Archaeological term given to single standing stones found in w Europe [1]. Probably of Neolithic [2] origin, they are usually tall and square in section, tapering towards …

Aug 12, 2014 · Locmariaquer is a Stone Age site in north-west France distinguished by its two large stone tombs and massive granite standing stone or menhir.

Menhirs were simple upright stones, sometimes of great size, and were erected most frequently in western Europe, especially Brittany. Often menhirs were placed together, forming circles, …