Menhirs Babouin et Babouine

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"Babouin" and "Babouine" (or Jean Babouin and Jeanne Babouine) are two carved stones, supposed to be ancient menhirs, located in Tredion, Morbihan, France.

History: The first mention of stones appears in the book Essay on Antiquities of Morhihan, published by Abbé Mahé in 1825. In 1847, Cayot-Delandre mentions that the largest stone is laid. Stones are classified as historical monuments by order of 10 July 1933.

Description: Both stones are made of granite with two micas of blue grey colour, extremely hard. Jean L'Helgouach hypothesized that the two stones corresponded to two parts of the same stele. They could correspond to two ancient menhirs who would have been dressed up in later times and who were worshiped by pagans. The Menhir "Baboin" is the one that is most located to the east. It is about 1.45 m high above ground, 65 cm wide, with a thickness ranging from 0.30 m at the base to 0.50 m at the top. The upper part has a sculpture representing a face: the eyes are represented by close features, the nose is wide and thick, the mouth...