Rude stone monuments in all countries : their age and uses (1872)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886 · London, J. Murray · leaf 373
stood from the preceding woodcut, taken from La France monu-mentale et pittoresque, which correctly represents its form andappearance.1 The cap-stone measures 22 feet by 11 feet, and is16 inches in thickness, and is so balanced on its two points ofsupport that a slight pressure of the hand is… … 131. Pierre Branlante, in Brittany. It looks as if it formed, or was intended to form, part of a demi-dolmen, but happening to rest on one of its supports so as tooscillate, it has been allowed to remain so. Even assuming,however, that this was done designedly, what would it provebeyond the desire…
Megalithic monuments
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