Megalithic art
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Megalithic art refers to art either painted or carved onto megaliths in prehistoric Europe and found on the structural elements, like the kerbstones, orthostats, or capstones of megalithic tombs, but
Newgrange entrance stone with megalithic art. Boyne Valley, Ireland
Estàtua-menhir del Pla de les Pruneres (Mollet del Vallès-Spain)
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A menhir, standing stone, orthostat, or lith is a large upright stone, placed by humans, typically dating from the European middle Bronze Age. They can be found individually as monoliths, or as part o
Megalithic art
…structural elements, like the kerbstones, orthostats, or capstones of megalithic tombs, but recent investigations have included decorations on stelae and menhirs. Megalithic art is found in many places in Western Europe although the main concentrations are in England, Malta, Ireland, Brittany and Iberia. Megalithic…
Large menhir located between Millstreet and Ballinagree, County Cork, Ireland
The Caramujeira Menhir, currently preserved at the Silves Municipal Archeology Museum, in Portugal
Cwm Rhaeadr Fawr maen hir (menhir) near Aber Falls, Gwynedd, Wales
Dry Tree menhir – a standing stone at Goonhilly Downs, Cornwall