Four people were injured on Sunday in Carhaix during the lifting of a menhir 8.30 meters high and weighing 30 tonnes, after a cable broke, we learned from the firefighters.
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One of the cables that held the menhir to be raised dropped, slightly injuring four people.
The latter were transported to Carhaix hospital
, ”finistère firefighters told AFP, confirming information from the local press.
The elevation of the menhir, with the participation of several dozen volunteers, is the first stage of the 25-hectare "
StoneBreizh
" tourist park project, which aims to recreate a megalithic circle in central Brittany.
According to the StoneBreizh website, it involves erecting a circle 43 meters in diameter punctuated by 36 granite monoliths 5 to 6 meters high, crowned by lintels, in order to create a place "
of celebration
" and of "
transmitting the memory of Brittany
" to "
resist the erasure of cultures
".
This circle will be surrounded by a second circle of schist stelae, “
a symbol of the brilliance and rediscovered pride of Brittany
” which will evoke “
the key dates in Breton history and the major players in these events
”.
