Standing stone with mystical significance to the Cûn.
A megalith comprised of a single standing stone.
a tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and northern France
Another term for for standing stone. Derived from the Breton term "maen-hir", meaning "stone-tall".
Breton/Cornish word for single standing stone, but sometimes used loosely for other megalithic monuments. 'Men' means 'stone' and 'hir' means 'tall' or 'upright'
an orthostat or single standing stone that is generally accepted as having a cultic or religious significance
single standing stone found in Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe, sometimes decorated
Those big pointed rocks that Obelix is always carrying around. Menhirs are standing prehistoric megalithic monuments that are known now to have been erected (probably) between 3500 BCE and 1800 BCE before the arrival of the Celts in Europe. Great concentrations of menhir and dolmen are found in Ireland, Brittany (largest is in Carnac city), Spain and Corsica. Menhir and Dolmen are celtic names given to this pre-celtic "magic rocks". Menhir means "standing stone" in Celtic. Some menhirs are engraved to look like warriors (especially in Corsica).
Menhirs continued to be raised in Scandinavia during the Pre-Roman Iron Age and later, over the graves of deceased. In Sweden, they are called bautastenar or resta stenar (raised stones). They were raised both as solitary stones and in formations, such as the stone ships and the stone circles.