A town in France is offering €2000 to anyone who can work out what a mysterious stone says.
The large rock, which is only visible at low tide, was spotted for the first time four years ago on the outskirts of Plougastel-Daoulas in Brittany, but locals still have no idea what it says.
The large chunk of text is mainly written in capital letters and there are also two dates - 1786 and 1787 - and a picture of a sailing boat.
One extract says: 'ROC AR B…DRE AR GRIO SE EVELOH AR VIRIONES BAOAVEL.'
Any ideas?
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Veronique Martin, who is leading the search, believes the dates refer to artillery batteries at the nearby city of Brest.
The town's mayor Dominique Cap said: "There are people who tell us it’s Basque and others who say it’s old Breton, but we still have not managed to decipher the text".
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So the council have decided to open the question up and are running a competition to try and find out what it means.
They're now offering linguists, academics, students or just anyone who wants to have a go, €2000 if they can work it out.
The money will be given to the most plausible suggestion.
For more information visit the town's website .
