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La Longue Rocque
La Longue Rocque is the tallest megalithic standing stone in the Channel Islands. The menhir stands in a field next to Les Paysans road in Guernsey. The granite block is 3.5m tall and extends a further metre below the ground.
It is believed that is was erected between 3000-1500BC.〔Kinnes, I. and Grant, J.A. (1983)Les Fouaillages and other Megalithic Monuments of Guernsey. London:roeder Print Services Ltd. p.45〕
==Description==
Excavation in 1894 found the menhir to be trigged with one stone and embedded in gravel. It is estimated to weigh five tons. The menhir is located at 49° 26′ 40.6″ N / 02° 38′ 07.4″ W.〔(La Longue Rocque )〕
On the north facing edge of the menhir is an area worn smooth by touching or ‘rubbing’ over the millennia. This may be due to ‘ritual’ rubbing on the stone, or, more likely, the stone being used as a ‘scratching’ post for livestock over the 6500 years it’s been here. Place names surrounding these fields suggest other menhirs that have disappeared due to farming, building and superstition.〔(Megalithic Guernsey )〕
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