Menhirs du Métayer

Listed as historic monuments on November 9, 1984, the two menhirs, some one hundred metres apart, are made of grano-diorite. The first menhir is a long, raised stone, measuring 4.16 metres above ground and 1.04 metres below ground, and is one of the most imposing megalithic monuments in the Haute-Vienne. The second, considerably smaller, stands in the meadow, overlooking the Âme de l'âne stream.

Like many of the megaliths in the Haute-Vienne, this monument is the subject of legends, two of...