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Menhir dit Gravier de Gargantua (Chateau-Neuf)
Trip No.202 Entry No.93 Date Added: 30th Mar 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Normandie:Eure (27))
Visited: Yes on 4th May 2005
Menhir dit Gravier de Gargantua (Chateau-Neuf) submitted by thecaptain on 23rd Oct 2005. The Gravier de Gargantua is a big (3.5 metre tall, 2.5 m wide, 0.5 m thick) flinty chalky lump standing beside the road, near the village of Port-Mort in Eure
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Log Text: A big (3.5 metre tall 2.5 m wide 0.5 m thick) flinty chalky lump stood right beside the roadside in a little fenced enclosure. It was moved here when the road was widened and a metre or so was broken off the top while doing so.
Menhir dit de la Chevrolière
Trip No.202 Entry No.71 Date Added: 29th Mar 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Normandie:Orne (61))
Visited: Yes on 2nd May 2005. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 4
Menhir dit de la Chevrolière submitted by TheCaptain on 10th May 2005. Menhir dit de la Chevrolière, Saint Sulpice-sur-Risle, Orne.
2.8 metre tall menhir, in a field beside the road between Saint Sulpice-sur-Risle village and the town of L’Aigle.
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Log Text: On the outskirts of the town of L’Aigle can be found this 2.8 metre tall menhir just to the right of the road to Saint Sulpice-sur-Risle village before reaching the new ring road.
Menhir dit de Grésil
Trip No.204 Entry No.99 Date Added: 20th Jul 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49)
Visited: Couldn't find on 16th Jul 2005
Log Text: There are three menhirs marked on my 1:100,000 map here in the region of the ring road to the south of the town of Montreuil-Bellay. I struggled to find any of them, so went to the local Super U to check out the 1:25,000 map. Turns out there are 4 menhirs to be found, and three castles, one of which blocks off most of the town to a camping car. This menhir is somewhere in a swamp by the river Thouet, between a major road junction and the river Thouet, with no chance of being able to find it.
Menhir des Verdons
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Rhone:Savoie (73))
Visited: Yes on 17th Feb 2011
Menhir des Verdons submitted by TheCaptain on 17th Feb 2011. Is this an ancient menhir which has been re-erected, or a more modern stone ? I don't know. I can find nothing out about it. But here it stands, proudly at the Verdons lift complex, in the middle of the Courchevel ski area.
The stone itself stands about 2.5 metres tall, and certainly looks the part. I'm guessing a re-erection.
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Menhir des Ventes
Trip No.204 Entry No.305 Date Added: 12th Sep 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Pays de la Loire:Sarthe (72))
Visited: Couldn't find on 11th Aug 2005
Log Text: Now I can see the ign 1:25,000 map, there is another menhir nearby, much nearer to the road about half a kilometre to the northwest of the Gobianne menhir.
Menhir des Varennes de Cumeray
Trip No.204 Entry No.81 Date Added: 16th Jul 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jul 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
menhir des Varennes de Cumeray submitted by ocdolmen on 16th Sep 2009. Vrannes de Cumeray menhir near Le Thoureil city.
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Log Text: This 3.5 metre tall triangular slab of rock is set upright in the forest at the top of the hill above Cumeray. Easily found along a forest track after a few hundred metres walk. Beware the vicious brambles surrounding it - they tore my shirt while trying to get a picture.
Menhir des Planches
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Normandie:Calvados (14))
Visited: Yes on 29th Dec 2011
Menhir des Planches submitted by theCaptain on 29th Dec 2011. The stone can be seen clearly against the skyline, although it is not on the top of the hill.
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Menhir des Fichades
Trip No.204 Entry No.173 Date Added: 20th Aug 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Limousin:Haute-Vienne (87))
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jul 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Menhir des Fichades submitted by theCaptain on 26th Jul 2011. The Menhir des Fichades stands in a field beside a wood, just above a little stream, and I suspect it was a natural rock which has been stood up, as there are many other rocks like this in the little valley above the stream.
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Log Text: At the hamlet of Grand Bagnols, on the D.7 Road, take the little side lane to the south (best to park and walk). The Menhir des Fichades is signposted and only a couple of hundred metres from the road. It stands in a field beside a wood, just above a little stream, and I suspect it was a natural rock which has been stood up, as there are many other rocks like this in the little valley above the stream. It stands about 3 metres tall, and is nicely shaped with a curved top.
Menhir des Droits de l'Homme
Trip No.203 Entry No.473 Date Added: 25th May 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Finistère (29))
Visited: Yes on 17th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Menhir des Droits de l'Homme submitted by thecaptain on 19th Dec 2006. This large menhir was erected here and inscribed in 1840 to commemorate the shipwreck of the "Droits de l'Homme" in 1797 with the loss of around 600 lives.
The stone is a real menhir moved here from elsewhere. It's next to a car park besides this phenomenal beach, with the surf pounding in all around, creating its own fog !
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Log Text: This is a large menhir erected here in 1840 to commemorate the shipwreck of the "Droits de l'Homme" in 1797 with the loss of around 600 lives. The stone used was once a real menhir moved to here from elsewhere. It's at the edge of a car park besides this phenomenal beach, with the surf pounding in all around, creating its own fog !
Menhir des Demoiselles (Colombiers-sur-Seulles)
Trip No.202 Entry No.1 Date Added: 25th Mar 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Normandie:Calvados (14))
Visited: Yes on 23rd Apr 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Menhir des Demoiselles (Colombiers-sur-Seulles) submitted by thecaptain on 28th Apr 2005. Just over 2 metres in height, this menhir is set in its own little grassy area beside the road junction just uphill to the east of the village. It is a square pillar with several holes and indentations, and has been broken in the past at both top and bottom (probably during the war) and is now remounted on a concrete post. While I was here it was sunny between the clouds, there was a bike race going on past the stone, and an old warplane flying above, which all added to a nice French rural scen...
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Log Text: Just over 2 metres in height this menhir is set in its own little grassy area beside the road junction just uphill to the east of the village. It is a square pillar with several holes and indentations and has been broken in the past at both top and bottom (probably during the war) and is now remounted on a concrete post.
While I was here it was sunny between the clouds there was a bike race going on past the stone and an old warplane flying above which all added to a nice French rural scene
Menhir de Villars
Trip No.204 Entry No.193 Date Added: 24th Aug 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63))
Visited: Saw from a distance on 26th Jul 2005
Menhir de Villars submitted by ocdolmen on 20th Sep 2009. Site in Auvergne: Puy-de-Dôme (63) France: Villars menhir
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Log Text: This little menhir, less than 2 metres tall, can be found in the hamlet of Villars, near to the lavoir in the village square. On the top of the menhir is mounted a curious cross with a carving of Christ on it. Again, I missed this only because I did not know of it. There were once three menhirs to be found in the commune of Orcines.
Menhir de Soulor
Trip No.205 Entry No.60 Date Added: 25th Oct 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Midi:Hautes-Pyrénées (65))
Visited: Couldn't find on 7th Sep 2005
Log Text: There is a stone at the top of the Col de Soulor, now used as a signpost and footpath marker, but I doubt it is the menhir. Nothing else obvious was seen while I was up here, but the Col was in the clouds and the visibility was severely lacking.
At a later point in time, I found out that apparently the stone is down the road to the left (North) of the Col.
Menhir de Soulangy
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Normandie:Calvados (14))
Visited: Yes on 15th May 2012
Menhir de Soulangy submitted by theCaptain on 15th May 2012. Menhir discovered during the construction of the RN 158 near to Soulangy. It has now been re-erected in the parking area of the Soulangy rest area, on the western (southbound) side.
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Menhir de Planàs
Trip No.205 Entry No.160 Date Added: 15th Nov 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Languedoc:Gard (30))
Visited: Yes on 19th Sep 2005. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 5
Menhir de Planàs submitted by theCaptain on 12th Dec 2009. Near the entry to the Planàs Dolmen, and laying on the tumulus, is a lovely fallen menhir.
It is about 2 metres long and 1 metre wide, and is a lovely almond shaped stone.
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Log Text: Near the entry to the Planàs Dolmen, and laying on the tumulus, is a lovely fallen menhir, which possibly acted as a marker. Its about 2 metres long and 1 metre wide, and a lovely almond shaped stone. Pity it hasn’t been stood up when the dolmen restoration was done.
Menhir de Moncorbeau
Trip No.202 Entry No.22 Date Added: 26th Mar 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Pays de la Loire:Mayenne (53))
Visited: Yes on 24th Apr 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Menhir de Moncorbeau submitted by TheCaptain on 7th May 2005. Moncorbeau menhir, Couesmes-Vaucé, Mayenne.
This menhir is found in a field just to the north of the village beside a little stream, and is probably more than 2 metres tall. There are a few other pieces of stone nearby, which may have been broken from the menhir.
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Log Text: This menhir is found in a field just to the north of the village on the road to Vaucé beside a little stream and is probably more than 2 metres tall. There are a few other pieces of stone nearby which may have been broken from the menhir.
Menhir de Mescléo A
Trip No.203 Entry No.449 Date Added: 23rd May 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Finistère (29))
Visited: Yes on 16th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 5
Menhir de Mescléo A submitted by TheCaptain on 12th Jan 2019. This is a 2 metre tall menhir right beside the road between Moelan and Clohars. There is another stone beside it - perhaps a broken top ?
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Log Text: This is a 2 metre tall menhir right beside the surprisingly busy road between Moelan and Clohars. There is another stone beside it - perhaps a broken top ?
Menhir de Men Bihan
Trip No.204 Entry No.54 Date Added: 11th Jul 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 13th Jul 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Men Bihan submitted by TheCaptain on 12th Aug 2007. Men Bihan, the "little stone", is about 1.8 metres tall, and a nice white granite all covered in moss. It is well hidden deep in the forest.
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Log Text: The "little stone" is well hidden deep in the forest. I found it as much by luck as by good navigation using a detailed map and asking people. There are no signs or anything to help you, and it is 100 metres away from the nearest footpath. The menhir is about 1.8 metres tall, and a nice white granite all covered in moss. Its a nice stone to find, partially because of the difficulty in getting to it, with no gps or anything to go by.
Menhir de Landre 2
Trip No.205 Entry No.164 Date Added: 24th Nov 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Languedoc:Gard (30))
Visited: Saw from a distance on 19th Sep 2005
Menhir de Landre 2 submitted by regina on 22nd Jun 2011. Site in Languedoc:Gard (30) France
Menhir de Landre 2
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Log Text: About 100 metres to the south of Landre menhir 1, atop the adjacent hillock can be found this fallen menhir. As for menhir 1, this was too well fenced in, and I didn't get to visit it.
Menhir de Landre 1
Trip No.205 Entry No.163 Date Added: 24th Nov 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Languedoc:Gard (30))
Visited: Saw from a distance on 19th Sep 2005
Menhir de Landre 1 submitted by thecaptain on 1st Aug 2008. This menhir stands up on top of its little hillock, about 70 metres to the side of the road.
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Log Text: From the Planas junction, take the small road towards Le Landre. After a couple of kilometres, just after passing over the brow of a hill, and you can see this menhir up on top of its little hillock, about 70 metres to the left of the road. It was all well fenced in when I visited, behind a little cropped field, so I couldn't get to the stone. It looks about 2.5 metres tall, and leans at quite an angle. Splendid views from here to the north, and the Cevennes.
Menhir de la Veissière (03)
Trip No.205 Entry No.245 Date Added: 7th Dec 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Languedoc:Lozère (48))
Visited: Yes on 25th Sep 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Menhir de la Veissière (03) submitted by TheCaptain on 22nd May 2010. Walking down the ridge from the hamlet, this is the second menhir I found before having to give up and return due to massive storms approaching.
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Log Text: Walking down the ridge in a small gap in the storms, I found two more menhirs before having to give up and return. The second menhir along the ridgetop track is also about 2 metres tall, and about 150 metres from the road.