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menhir
menhir [Breton,=long stone], in archaeology, name given to the single standing stones of Western Europe, and by extension to those of other lands. Their size varies and their shape is rough and squared, tapering toward the top. See megalithic monuments . ... Read more
Carnac
Carnac , town (1993 est. pop. 4,322), Morbihan dept., NW France, in Brittany, at the foot of the Quiberon peninsula. It is the site of remarkable megalithic monuments , particularly the menhir . The menhirs, formerly ascribed to the druids, extend along the coast in 11 parallel rows, 1,100 yd (1,0... Read more
megalithic monument
megalithic monument [Gr.,=large stone], in archaeology, a construction involving one or several roughly hewn stone slabs of great size; it is usually of prehistoric antiquity. These monuments are found in various parts of the world, but the best known and most numerous are concentrated in Western E... Read more
Stonehenge
Stonehenge , group of standing stones on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, S England. Preeminent among megalithic monuments in the British Isles, it is similar to an older and larger monument at Avebury . The great prehistoric structure is enclosed within a circular ditch 300 ft (91 m) in diameter, wit... Read more

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menhir
Book article from: World Encyclopedia menhir Archaeological term given to single standing stones found in w Europe. Probably of Neolithic origin, they are usually tall and square in section, tapering towards the top. They are thought to mark places of religious or ritual significance. See also dolmen ; megalith
megalithic monument
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...chamber tomb, or dolmen ; the single standing stone, or menhir ; the stone row; and the stone circle. Chamber tombs were usually covered with earth mounds, forming a barrow . Menhirs sometimes stood alone near the entrance of a tomb or on top...
Carnac
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...at the foot of the Quiberon peninsula. It is the site of remarkable megalithic monuments , particularly the menhir . The menhirs, formerly ascribed to the druids, extend along the coast in 11 parallel rows, 1,100 yd (1,006 m) long...
Bondo
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...domesticated cattle for sacrificial and dietary purposes, and erected megaliths (e.g., dolmens, stone circles, and menhirs). Settlements Generalizations regarding the nature of Bondo villages are not easily made. The typical Bondo village is built...
Stonehenge
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...outermost is a circle of sandstones about 13.5 ft (4.1 m) high connected by lintels; the second is a circle of bluestone menhirs ; the third is horseshoe shaped; the innermost, ovoid. Within the ovoid lies the Altar Stone. The Heelstone is a great...
megalith
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...constructions date from the Neolithic and early Bronze Age . One of the best-known and complex examples is Stonehenge ( c. 2100–2000 bc). Megaliths existed long before the first stone buildings of Mycenean Crete. See also dolmen ; menhir
Yves Tanguy
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...parents, Yves Tanguy spent his childhood vacations in Finist è re, an area of Brittany that contained many prehistoric menhirs and dolmens. His memories of this terrain may have gone into the fashioning of his fantastic landscapes. In 1918 he shipped...
Aquarian Tabernacle Church
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...and balance. The church maintains a retreat house in the Cascade mountains and a nearby Moonstone Circle constructed by menhirs where some of the annual major festivals ( sabbats ) are held for those members who reside in the Northwest. Like most Pagans...

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menhir
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable menhir a tall upright stone of a kind erected in prehistoric times in western Europe. The word comes from Breton men ‘stone’ + hir ‘long’.
Carnac
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Carnac the site in Brittany of nearly 3,000 megalithic stones dating from the Neolithic period. They include single standing stones (menhirs), dolmens, and long avenues of grey monoliths arranged in order of height.
megalith
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...singly or with other megaliths as prehistoric monuments in c. 4000– c. 1000 BC. A single standing-stone is a menhir , sometimes arranged in regular rows (as at Carnac, Brittany). Megaliths are also found set in a circle, as at Stonehenge...
korrigan
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology ...portrayed most unfavourably, characteristically blamed for changeling substitutions. Found near wells, fountains, dolmens , and menhirs, especially in the forest Brocéliande , korrigans are none the less thought very beautiful, with golden hair...

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monolith
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus monolith • noun  no one knows for sure who erected these monoliths and why synonyms : standing stone, menhir, megalith, sarsen (stone).

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New Era of Networks Acquires Menhir Limited; New Era of Networks and Menhir Limited Combine to Deliver Enterprise Application Integration.
Business Wire; 9/29/1997; 700+ words ; ...today announced the acquisition of Menhir Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of the United Kingdom. Menhir is a provider of enterprise information...Questions and Answers About NEON and Menhir Who is NEON? New Era of Networks...
Menhirs, Dolmen, and Circles of Stone: The Folklore and Magic of Sacred Stone.(RELIGION)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 8/1/2005; 465 words ; BL457 2004-017625 0-87586-349-3 Menhirs, dolmen, and circles of stone; the folklore and magic of sacred stone. Varner, Gary R. Algora Publishing, [c]2004 215...
Menhir from Mars. (Martian monuments)
Magazine article from: R & D; 12/1/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...stereoscopic displays, we are largely speculating in a vacuum. If, somehow, we were to find that these monuments - these menhirs - are indeed artifacts, we wouldn't be able to put man on Mars fast enough to personally see for ourselves what further...
Mysterious megaliths: the standing stones of Carnac, Brittany, France.
Magazine article from: World and I; 10/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...Menec is composed of 1,099 menhirs arranged in a dozen or so rows...stories, Alan pointed to a tall menhir--over five meters high...from the rest, called the Menhir of Krifol. He said it had...we learned that other large menhirs were also associated with fertility...
Campsite capers
Newspaper article from: Evening Mail; 12/2/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...campsite was called Le Menhir - only later learning...one of those blasted menhirs. It was a sore point...planting their own mini menhirs. Of all the area's...alignments at Carnac - 2,000 menhirs assembled in long rows...nights at Camping Le Menhir, St Gildas in Brittany...
The `big stones' that vanished
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 12/7/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...cluster of megaliths, consisting of 84 menhirs - or standing stones arranged in rows...version of England's Stonehenge. The menhirs, measuring between 2 and 8 feet in height...some with beautiful purplish veins, the menhirs were thought to have been erected by Minangkabau...
NEON Reports Record Third Quarter Results; Revenue Growth Tops 250%.
Business Wire; 10/22/1997; 700+ words ; ...development associated with the acquisition of Menhir Limited in September 1997, revenue and...related to the September 1997 acquisition of Menhir Limited. Giving effect to the acquisition...business base with the acquisition of Menhir Limited, a U.K. corporation. Menhir...
French fight for Carnac to stay in the Stone Age
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 9/15/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...control of the central group of Carnac menhirs, or standing stones. They fear that...allowing tourists to wander among the menhirs at will. Nonsense, say the demonstrators...stones around). If Paris cares about the menhirs, they asked, why has it allowed scores...
Stone Age technology for tectonics. (new technology will be used to track continental movement)(Earth Science)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Science News; 6/1/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...the standing stones known as menhirs that dot the landscape of western...scientists carved a replica of a menhir out of a single piece of carbonate...To ensure that the modern menhir does not move, the researchers...natural bedrock. The top of the menhir is flush with the ground surface...
Dead Reckoning.(two poems)(Poem)
Magazine article from: The American Poetry Review; 3/1/2007; ; 604 words ; ...verging on something: an ice scarp, a ragged file of five menhirs appears, Noh-ghosts on a bridge between worlds. Menhir, lighthouse, belted by a sea of diamondback Rapture. Menhir, nighthouse, the refusing tomb of your long stone blade...