Kerloas

Kerloas Standing Stone
Kerloas
Type:Standing Stone
Country:France
County:Brittany
district:Finistère
Grid Ref:
Latitude:48.426500
Longitude:-4.679400
Accuracy:to 100m (GPS with SA on)
Datum:WGS84
Date:1992
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This is the tallest standing stone in Europe, according to Aubrey Burl, and would be even taller had it not been hit by lightning 200 years ago. It stands today at 9.5 m above ground.

References


Megalithic Brittany, Aubrey Burl, site 67a, p62
nearby sites
KergadiouStanding Stone, 9.5km away
 
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