Carnac is famous as the site of more than 10,000+ Neolithic standing stones, also known as menhirs.

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Carnac is famous as the site of more than 10,000+ Neolithic standing stones, also known as menhirs. The stones were hewn from local rock and erected by the pre-Celtic people of Brittany. Local tradition claims that the reason they stand in such perfectly straight lines is that they are a Roman legion turned to stone by Merlin (Brittany has its own local versions of the Arthurian cycle).

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Location: Brittany, France
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Keywords: brittany, carnac, celtic, france, french, legend, menhiris, merlin, mistery, neolithic, pre, stones