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Larcuste cairns 2
Trip No.204 Entry No.44 Date Added: 8th Jul 2020
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 12th Jul 2005. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Larcuste cairns 2 submitted by TheCaptain on 27th May 2011.
Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France
Larcuste cairn 2 (with cairn 1 behind), seen here from the southwest.
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Log Text: Cairn 2 is a slightly bigger mound, with only a single eastern facing entrance. From this entrance, the passageway continues for about 10 metres into the cairn, and from which 6 chambers open out onto the sides. Each chamber is topped with a capstone, 4 of which remain today. Most of the walling is made with dry stones, very few large slabs are in place. Some of these chambers are quite round, while others look sort of squareish, and all are about 1 to 1.5 metres in dimension.
Larcuste cairns 3
Trip No.204 Entry No.45 Date Added: 8th Jul 2020
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 12th Jul 2005. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 4
Larcuste cairns 3 submitted by TheCaptain on 25th May 2011. To the south of the two restored cairns, it is clear to see that there is a faint raise in the adjacent field which is the ploughed out remains of a further cairn.
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Log Text: To the south of the two restored cairns, it is clear to see that there is a very faint raise in the adjacent field which is the ploughed out remains of a further cairn. In fact there were once two more cairns here.
Laughter Tor Longstone
Date Added: 27th Sep 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2020. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Laughter Tor Longstone submitted by cazzyjane on 24th Jul 2014. Laughter Man on Laughter Tor.
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Log Text: The longstone is a lovely thing, although it has supposedly been re-erected facing the wrong way, as it does not aligned either with or against the row. Its almost 2.5 metres tall, and the views south are gorgeous, and I can see my car from here, so not far back now. Checking on the time, and I decide not to go to the top of Laughter tor, as it is lower than Bellever Tor, and the views from there cannot be much better than from here.
Laughter Tor row 1
Date Added: 27th Sep 2020
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2020. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Laughter Tor row 1 submitted by cazzyjane on 24th Jul 2014. The double stone row on Laughter Tor.
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Log Text: Now I am nearly back to Dunnabridge, time to sit in the sun for a rest to take in the views and finish my supplies. Damn, I have left the fruit in the car! The stone row should be just along a bit more then up on my right. There it is, but it’s a struggle to get to it from here through the heather and gorse. The row which is a double row of some 160m in length remains with a good section at each end but with very few stones remaining in between. The bottom dozen or so of stones are clear to be found, including a possible end stone, making a double row which leads up to the hillside to the longstone, of which only the top can be seen in the distance. The track of the row has been very roughly cleared of vegetation, and although it is good to have it cleared, it looks like quite a bit of damage has been done to the ground, and possibly some of the remaining intermediate stones damaged. Most of the intermediate section of the alignment has probably been used to build the wall which I now have to cross to get to the top part, of which about a dozen stones make a reasonable section well before the longstone.
Laughter Tor row 2
Date Added: 27th Sep 2020
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2020. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Laughter Tor row 2 submitted by SandyG on 25th Jan 2019. View from above and north west of the row and standing stone at the top of Laughter Tor 1 (Scales 1m).
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Log Text: Before leaving, I remember that there is supposedly the small remnants of another double stone row to be found a bit west of the longstone, but am not expecting to find them under the vegetation. However, before I even start my search, there they are, much nearer than I expected, and once again the ground around them has been roughly cleared. I find about half a dozen pairs of tiny stones, clearly not in alignment with either the longstone or the other stone row. Their size and spacing reminds me of Porlock row on Exmoor more than a typical Dartmoor avenue. Well that was an unexpected positive result!
Le Berceau
Trip No.204 Entry No.256 Date Added: 9th Sep 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28))
Visited: Yes on 7th Aug 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Le Berceau submitted by thecaptain on 25th Nov 2006. Le Berceau dolmen seen during excavations.
Unfortunately I could not get to see inside the dolmen for its fabulous carvings.
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Log Text: The Dolmens de Chagné were undergoing excavation when I visited, and were fenced off and enclosed, but from what I could see, this includes 3 dolmens and 2 menhirs, which were apparently re-used for burials by the Merovingians from about the year 500BC. The dolmens can be found in a field beside the river Eure to the north of the village of Chagné. Le Berceau dolmen is not the portholed dolmen I thought it may have been, but the reason that I knew of it is for the carvings upon its stones.
This is a large dolmen undergoing excavations, and well worth a look. The chamber is about 5m by 4m, with a single large, but broken capstone. It was difficult to make any details out with it being fenced off.
Le Billard
Trip No.200 Entry No.83 Date Added: 18th Jun 2020
Site Type: Rock Outcrop
Country: France (Midi:Tarn (81))
Visited: Yes on 24th Sep 2000. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Le Billard submitted by TheCaptain on 9th Apr 2016. celebrated rock formation thought to represent a billiard ball on the extremely flat billiard table.
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Log Text: Celebrated rock formation thought to represent a billiard ball on the extremely flat billiard table, in the Sidobre region to the east of Castres.
Le Bourdil Dolmen
Trip No.203 Entry No.106 Date Added: 6th Apr 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Aquitaine:Dordogne (24))
Visited: Couldn't find on 21st May 2005
Le Bourdil Dolmen submitted by paulcall on 4th Sep 2007. This is the site looking south towards the road.
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Log Text: Supposedly close to the D.19 but I couldn’t find it. Have to say that by now I wasn’t looking hard. Maybe tomorrow.
Le Breil Dolmen
Trip No.203 Entry No.103 Date Added: 6th Apr 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Aquitaine:Dordogne (24))
Visited: Couldn't find on 21st May 2005
Le Breil Dolmen submitted by paulcall on 30th Aug 2007. A view of the dolmen from the south-west
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Log Text: Could I find this ? Nope.
Le But de Gargantua
Trip No.204 Entry No.255 Date Added: 9th Sep 2020
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: France (Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28))
Visited: Yes on 7th Aug 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Le But de Gargantua submitted by thecaptain on 25th Nov 2006. The giants goal seen in amongst its friendly horses keeping the pitch trimmed.
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Log Text: In a field to the east of the Dolmens de Chagné can be found the But de Gargantua. This seems to be two menhirs, one a large grey slab about 2.5 metres tall and the other a bit smaller. I wonder if it is the remains of what was once a dolmen. I couldn't get a close look as the stones are in a field of horses, but they are easily visible from the roadside.
Le Carroir Bon-Air
Trip No.204 Entry No.113 Date Added: 4th Aug 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Centre:Indre-et-Loire (37))
Visited: Yes on 18th Jul 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Le Carroir Bon-Air submitted by TheCaptain on 27th Aug 2013. Up in the hills overlooking the Vienne river, in the Chinon wine producing area can be found the remains of this dolmen.
Site in Centre:Indre-et-Loire (37) France
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Log Text: Up in the hills overlooking the Vienne river, in the Chinon wine producing area can be found the remains of this dolmen. It is signposted, just to the north of Ligré and then just about a hundred metres walk along a track from the road.
It is a fairly large dolmen with main chamber 6 m by 3 m, covered by two large capstones which are still in place. Unfortunately several of the side support stones have fallen, with the resulting collapse of much of the chamber. The entrance is at the southeast, but the porchway has fallen, leaving just a few lumps of stone on the ground.
Le Caveau de Kerivoa
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 17th Oct 2008
Le caveau de Kerivoa submitted by thecaptain on 17th Oct 2008. Le caveau de Kerivoa, or Kerivoa dolmen.
picture from K. Parris
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Le Cercle de Rennes-les-Bains
Trip No.200 Entry No.41 Date Added: 18th Jun 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: France (Languedoc:Aude (11))
Visited: Couldn't find on 21st May 2000. My rating: Access 3
Log Text: Visit Rennes-le-Chateau with some of the Americans. Walk into the hills to look for stone circle, but find nothing obvious.
Le chaos de Roquebert
Trip No.203 Entry No.114 Date Added: 6th Apr 2020
Site Type: Rock Outcrop
Country: France (Midi:Lot (46))
Visited: Yes on 22nd May 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Le chaos de Roquebert submitted by TheCaptain on 18th Jan 2011. Les Trois Cromlechs.
I wasn't quite sure what to make of these. There are three massive stones (probably up to 7 metres high) within about 20 metres of each other looking for all the world like they have been stood upright surrounded by lots and lots of other stones.
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Log Text: Not quite sure what to make of these. There are three massive stones (probably up to 7 metres high) within about 20 metres of each other looking for all the world like they have been stood upright surrounded by lots and lots of other stones. There is a signpost saying something about the prehistoric stones and area. I have no idea what they are and suspect that they might be natural a bit like the top of a tor but it doesn’t all look fully natural and I suspect there has been some rearrangement of the rocks around them by man in the distant past.
But in the thick forest getting pictures was not easy especially in the rain and by now I was getting very anxious about getting down off the top of this hill with the campervan in one piece. Eventually I do get back to a tarmac bit of road and its not long before I pass a parking area with footpath signs pointing off in various directions the “Circuit des Dolmens” being one of them. It gives the impression there's lots more historic stuff up here including an ancient fort of some kind.
Le Cleray
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35))
Visited: Yes on 30th Jun 2010
Le Cleray submitted by TheCaptain on 30th Jun 2010. Initially I can’t find it, but I do see several large lumps of stone at the side of the road.
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Le Cul du Diable
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Normandie:Manche (50))
Visited: Yes on 30th Dec 2007
Le Cul du Diable submitted by thecaptain on 30th Dec 2007. The stone is on the Manoir side of the road, perhaps 30 metres to the north of the entrance. Most of the stone is indeed enclosed within the hedgebank, but there is a clear part of it which is visible.
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Le Four Sarrazin
Trip No.203 Entry No.10 Date Added: 30th Mar 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35))
Visited: Yes on 13th May 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Le Four Sarrazin submitted by thecaptain on 23rd Nov 2005. Le Four Sarrazin is a lateral entry allée couverte near the western end of the St Just complex.
Some of the capstones have cupules, a few of which can be seen in the near stone here, but there is a much better arrangement underneath.
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Log Text: A little ruined allée couverte in a mound at the western end of the Saint Just megalithic wonderland almost overlooking the gorge down to the river. The chamber is aligned roughly east west on 109° with the entrance being near the east end on the southern side. There are three remaining fallen capstones one of which has a fine pattern of cupules in its underside. It has been dated to 2500 BC.
Le Fuseau de la Madeleine
Trip No.203 Entry No.317 Date Added: 29th Apr 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Pays de la Loire:Loire-Atlantique)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
Le Fuseau de la Madeleine submitted by TheCaptain on 9th Jun 2011. This is a nice stone, and must be about 5 metres high, with a possibly shaped outline, pointed at the top, and is covered in nice yellow lichens.
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Log Text: This is another one that, despite being signposted from the main road, and from several miles away, is inside a double fenced and ditched field, with no obvious access. It is a nice stone this, and must be about 5 metres high, with a possibly shaped outline, pointed at the top, and is covered in nice yellow lichens.
Le Grand Dolmen de Bagneux
Trip No.204 Entry No.93 Date Added: 20th Jul 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49)
Visited: Yes on 16th Jul 2005. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 3 Access 5
Le Grand Dolmen de Bagneux submitted by thecaptain on 16th Dec 2004. The Dolmen de Bagneux, Saumur-Bagneaux, Maine-et-Loire, France.
This is the largest dolmen in France, and is currently for sale along with its own bar and restaurant. It has a large asking price !
I had a friend who visited last year, and who made the following observations, as well as taking this picture using a 28mm lens. "I visited this one last year, unfortunately its in a tiny backyard in a suburb...high walls all round or you would take a snap and move on .... not atmospheric at all, c...
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Log Text: This is now round the back and in the garden of a bar, but not in a very nice area of town. When I was here, it was €3 to visit the dolmen and a little visitor centre, but nearly impossible to get decent photos as its to enclosed between all the surrounding roads.
The dolmen itself is massive, 22 metres in length, by 7 metres wide and almost 4 metres high. Four large capstones sit supported by about four side slabs each side, and with one massive backstone. This cannot be just a burial chamber, it must have had some other purpose - perhaps an indoor sports hall ! There is one stone left of an internal partition, but the angevine entrance has been a bit mutilated.
Le Gros Dognon tumulus
Trip No.203 Entry No.54 Date Added: 2nd Apr 2020
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: France (Poitou:Charente (16))
Visited: Yes on 16th May 2005. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Le Gros Dognon tumulus submitted by thecaptain on 5th Dec 2005. To the east of the historic village of Tusson there are four tumuli which lie in a line along the top of a ridge. One of the central pair, Le Gros Dognon, is enormous.
Enter into the wooded area and the size of the mound that appears before you takes the breath away. Its probably about 150 metres in length 45 metres wide and more than 10 metres in height.
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Log Text: After the day I’d so far had finding these tremendous tumuli and dolmens where none are signposted I thought I’d go back to the big looking one as Tusson for a better look after all it has lots of signposts and looked fairly big so who knows what I might find. Although easy to find parking was a problem but I managed to find somewhere nearby at the edge of the lane.
What a monster ! This is really a big one. Enter into the wooded area and the size of the mound that appears before you takes the breath away. Its probably about 150 metres in length 45 metres wide and more than 10 metres in height. I had a good look around and despite several small pits and depressions which showed the thing to be constructed from small stones I found no obvious signs of any chambers or entrances.
As always with these places in woods and particularly with something so big getting a photograph which remotely does any justice is impossible.