Verziau of Gargantua

The verziau of Gargantua (or vierzeux of Gargantua), also known as Haute-Borne, is a menhir at Bois-lès-Pargny in Aisne, France [1]. The menhir is north of the town of Bois-lès-Pargny, a few meters from a small copse, near Sons-et-Ronchères [1]. At the beginning of the 19th century, the menhir had a twin sister, which was destroyed to extract a large amount of sandstone [1]. Legend has it that a man of immense size was using it to sharpen his scythe, and left the rock on the site in a gesture of anger [1]. The monument was listed as a monument historique in 1889 [1].