{"id":471,"date":"2016-06-26T14:36:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-26T12:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/covertcabin.com\/time-travellers\/"},"modified":"2017-03-27T16:41:30","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T14:41:30","slug":"time-travellers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/covertcabin.com\/fr\/time-travellers\/","title":{"rendered":"Time Travellers&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/covertcabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSCF2117-1.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/>We found ourselves going way back in time today when we took a stroll to a nearby menhir. Nestled in a patch of pleasant woodland, just off one of the local footpaths, it stands 2.5 metres high and is said to date, rather inaccurately, from between 2 &amp; 5 thousand BC.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Our Neolithic ancestors were very fond of standing up stones.&nbsp; The word &lsquo;menhir&rsquo; comes from old Breton, derived from &lsquo;maen&rsquo; meaning stone and &lsquo;hir&rsquo; meaning long.  <\/p>\n<p>Mystery surrounds what their true purpose was, this one is thought to be some kind of territorial marker, maybe for the nearby spring. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/covertcabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSCF2109-1.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/covertcabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSCF2110-1.jpg\" width=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Whatever their purpose, it was strange that Skip the Dog was none too keen on the &lsquo;long stone&rsquo; and started a-whimpering.&nbsp; He is sometimes scared of tall people so maybe he doesn\u2019t like tall stones either! Maybe he could sense those ancient spirits? <\/p>\n<p>Most likely, he just has no interest at all in ancient history and wanted to get on with the walk. OK Skippy, on y va!<\/p>\n<p>PS. The Asterix character, Obelix owns the quarry where he chisels menhirs. It is never directly stated what the menhirs are used for,&nbsp;though it is hinted that they are just oversized knick-knacks!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/covertcabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/tC3A9lC3A9chargement.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We found ourselves going way back in time today when we took a stroll to a nearby menhir. 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