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The stone rows that dominate the wild, moody landscape around the village of Carnac in Brittany are both unique and impressive. Dating to 4500-3300 BCE, the three groupings of Kermario, Kerlescan and Ménec consist of thousands of massive, roughly shaped stones in a long system of parallel lines that may have astronomical significance. Neolithic structures dot Locmariquer, Finisterre and the rest of Brittany's coastal region.
Local legend atrributes the Carnac alignments to St. Cornelius, who petrified the Roman legions when they pursued him, and has embroidered the stones with all manner of lore. Many are believed to conceal treasure, dance and walk in strange patterns - and to turn mysteriously at midnight on the solstices.