Menhir de Ranion
Menhir de Ranion is an archaeological site in Pleucadeuc, Arrondissement of Vannes, Brittany. Menhir de Ranion is situated nearby to the village Molac, as well as near Pleucadeuc.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Menhir des Hautes Landes and Chapelle Saint-Barthélémy de Pleucadeuc.
Menhir des Hautes Landes
Archaeological site
Photo: Erwan Corre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Menhir des Hautes Landes is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km east of Menhir de Ranion.
Chapelle Saint-Barthélémy de Pleucadeuc
Chapel
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Chapelle Saint-Barthélémy de Pleucadeuc is situated 2 km northeast of Menhir de Ranion.
Église Saint-Gildas de Bohal
Church
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Église Saint-Gildas de Bohal is a church, which is situated 2½ km north of Menhir de Ranion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Molac and Pleucadeuc.
Molac
Village
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Molac is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Molac is situated 3 km south of Menhir de Ranion.
Pleucadeuc
Village
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Pleucadeuc is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. The name comes from the Breton word Plou and the name Cadoc, a Breton saint, meaning Parish of Cadoc. Numerous megaliths are to be found around the commune. Pleucadeuc is situated 4 km east of Menhir de Ranion.
Saint-Marcel
Village
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Saint-Marcel is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Saint-Marcel houses the Museum of the Breton Resistance which commemorates the uprising of the Maquis of Saint-Marcel and 200 Free French SAS parachutists in 18 June 1944, which the French force under command of Colonel Morice, Free French Pierre Bourgoin and André Hue came under German attack. Saint-Marcel is situated 5 km north of Menhir de Ranion.
Menhir de Ranion
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: menhir, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Pleucadeuc, Arrondissement of Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.75831° or 47° 45′ 30″ northLongitude
-2.42673° or 2° 25′ 36″ westElevation
83 metres (272 feet)Height
6.4 metres (21 feet)Open location code
8CVVQH5F+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 2398977693OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteGeoNames ID
12494866Wikidata ID
Q35104813
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to German—“Menhir de Ranion” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Menhir de Ranion”
- French: “menhir de Ranion”
- French: “Menhir de Ranion”
- German: “Bois de l’Enclos”
- German: “Menhir de Ranion”
- German: “Menhir von Ranion”
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