Champ Dolent “Field Of Sorrow” Menhir – Largest Standing Stone Was Built By Fairies Ancient Bretons Said

A. Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – Not far from Brittany’s medieval town Dol, the menhir of Champ Dolent has its location.

It’s northern Brittany’s most potent megalithic landmark among many other megaliths. It is the largest standing stone with a height of about 10m high and 8.70m wide at its widest part.

Champ Dolent "Field Of Sorrow" Menhir - Largest Standing Stone Was Built By Fairies Ancient Bretons Said

Menhir of Champ-Dolent, Dol de Bretagne, (Brittany). Image credit: Farz brujunet – CC BY-SA 3.0

In the distant past, gigantic megalithic structures were believed to have been built by supernatural spirits. In the beliefs of the Breton peasants,  the megaliths are not human efforts and actions. The masters who created them in the form of menhirs, dolmens, and standing stones were – fairy builders.

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