We emptied and filled our tanks before driving a few km to the Giant Menhir of Kerloas. This 10m tall granite edifice is the tallest menhir in Europe and can be seen from over 30km away. We wandered along the track across a cultivated field and took a few photos before moving on.
We drove on a short distance via some narrow lanes and a dirt track until we came to the Kergadiou menhir. At 8.8m this is the second tallest in Europe. There’s another fallen menhir nearby which probably made a pair. After taking some photos and having coffee we headed north to the coast.
The historic village of Meneham consists of a few thatched granite cottages that are hunkered down on the coast amongst some huge granite boulders. It was raining when we arrived so we had lunch before wandering around the village. Dodging the showers and getting blasted by the wind we took a few photos and quickly returned to Kiki.
In the next village along the coast we came to the largest Christianized menhir in Brittany. In the Middle Ages a cross was engraved on one side and a small cross was attached to its summit.
Our final menhir of the day, Cam Louis is perched on a wind blown headland above a tiny beach. Huge granite boulders reminiscent of the Tors on Dartmoor make this a dramatic location. We wandered along the beach and a sheltered section of the coast path before retracing our footsteps back to Kiki.
We headed inland to a free Aire de Camping Car on the outskirts of the village of Lampaul-Guimilau. The wind is still howling - although slightly less than on the coast - and it’s raining so it looks like our reading books will be popular this evening.
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