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Menhir dit Pierre Fichade
Trip No.204 Entry No.195 Date Added: 24th Aug 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63))
Visited: Yes on 27th Jul 2005. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Menhir dit Pierre Fichade submitted by thecaptain on 8th Sep 2006. Menhir dit Pierre Fichade at Champeix is a pleasant menhir, about 4 metres tall and which can be found in a field to the south of the D.28 road between Ludesse and Champeix.
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Log Text: The Pierre Fichade at Champeix is a pleasant menhir, about 4 metres tall and which can be found in a field to the south of the D.28 road between Ludesse and Champeix. It is easily visible from the road, and can be visited via a couple of farm tracks. There are signposts to it along the local footpaths, and in fact it is signposted from the village of Champeix.
Menhir dit Pierre Debout (Reviers)
Trip No.202 Entry No.3 Date Added: 25th Mar 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Normandie:Calvados (14))
Visited: Couldn't find on 29th Dec 2005
Menhir dit Pierre Debout (Reviers) submitted by thecaptain on 29th Dec 2005. Reviers menhir.
Just inland from the D-Day beaches can be found (when the crops are down) the sad remains of this menhir.
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Log Text: Despite being marked on the ign map and having a good look all around I could find no sign of any menhir here. Perhaps it is fallen and somewhere within a field of oilseed Rape.
Later note. Having seen the 1:25000 ign map of the area the menhir is marked fairly close to the corner of the road and farm track right where I was looking originally. As I suspected the menhir must be fallen and hidden within the crop.
Menhir dit Pierre Debout (Reviers)
Trip No.206 Entry No.6 Date Added: 25th Mar 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Normandie:Calvados (14))
Visited: Yes on 28th Sep 2006. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Menhir dit Pierre Debout (Reviers) submitted by thecaptain on 29th Dec 2005. Reviers menhir.
Just inland from the D-Day beaches can be found (when the crops are down) the sad remains of this menhir.
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Log Text: As I am right here and passing by, thought I may as well stop and take a look in the daylight. The crops in the field are growing, or more likely its been left fallow, but the ploughs have been right up to the stone and its fairly difficult to spot, even with this small growth. The poor stone is in a very sorry state, and could do with some TLC. Shame its so woefully looked after, so close to the well maintained large barrow.
Menhir dit Pierre de la Hoberie
Trip No.202 Entry No.15 Date Added: 26th Mar 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Normandie:Calvados (14))
Visited: Couldn't find on 23rd Apr 2005
Menhir dit Pierre de la Hoberie submitted by Rida on 27th Feb 2011. Site in Normandie:Calvados (14) France
Menhir dit Pierre de la Hoberie
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Log Text: This 3.1 metre tall menhir is said to be in the field downhill from the Ferme de Hoberie southwest of the village of Ussy. I could find nowhere to park and see no way through the farm without going through fields of cows so didn’t bother as I was in a rush to get back.
Menhir dit Pierre Bottin
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Normandie:Manche (50))
Visited: Yes on 2nd May 2007
Menhir dit Pierre Bottin submitted by thecaptain on 2nd May 2007. I could see the stone from the road nearby, and estimate it to be about 2 metres tall. It has a similar sized stone laying flat nearby.
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Menhir dit le Champ du Rocher
Trip No.203 Entry No.256 Date Added: 23rd Apr 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85))
Visited: Yes on 5th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 4
Menhir dit le Champ du Rocher submitted by thecaptain on 9th Dec 2005. Champ du Rocher menhir. All I could find where this stone should be was a fallen smoothed stone at the roadside, about 3 metres long by 2 metres wide.
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Log Text: All I could find where this stone should be was a fallen smoothed stone at the roadside, but I could find nowhere to safely stop and have a good look around. It's about 3 metres long by 2 metres wide.
Menhir dit le Caillou de Gargantua
Trip No.202 Entry No.89 Date Added: 30th Mar 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Normandie:Eure (27))
Visited: Couldn't find on 3rd May 2005
Log Text: I spent ages driving round all the roads of this hilltop village high above the river Eure (mostly because I could never find anywhere to turn a campervan) but could find no evidence of this menhir. The double village has no signs or anything to signify the presence of a menhir but hey are obviously very proud of their water tower and a bit of roman road.
Menhir dit le Caillou (Boisse)
Trip No.203 Entry No.105 Date Added: 6th Apr 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Aquitaine:Dordogne (24))
Visited: Couldn't find on 21st May 2005
Menhir dit le Caillou (Boisse) submitted by LaDragonne on 16th Aug 2017. Site in Aquitaine:Dordogne (24) France
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Log Text: Could I find this ? Nope.
Menhir dit la Roche
Trip No.204 Entry No.262 Date Added: 9th Sep 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28))
Visited: Couldn't find on 7th Aug 2005
Menhir dit la Roche à la Pie submitted by peulven on 24th Oct 2024. On top of La Butte St Michel (321 m), NO Merléac and road D53
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Log Text: I had a good look around, but could not find this
Menhir dit la Pierre Saint-Siviard
Trip No.202 Entry No.23 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 dit la Pierre Saint-Siviard submitted by TheCaptain on 7th May 2005. Menhir dit la Pierre Saint-Siviard, Le Pas, Mayenne.
Near L’Ervault on the is this smoothed menhir, 2.5 to 3 metres tall.
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Log Text: Near L’Ervault on the D33 road from Ambrieres to Gorron this menhir can be found a few hundred metres north of the road up the trackway from the roadside cross. It is a smoothed menhir 2.5 to 3 metres tall in a little open area between fields used for storage of wood and other farm items.
Menhir dit la Pierre du Domaine
Trip No.203 Entry No.601 Date Added: 13th Jun 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35))
Visited: Yes on 28th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Menhir dit la Pierre du Domaine submitted by thecaptain on 8th Mar 2007. This 4 metre tall menhir can be found just to the west of the road around the east side of Beaufort lake, a bit to the north of the Abbey.
It was in a field of wheat when I visited, but can be easily seen.
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Log Text: This menhir can be found just to the west of the road around the east of Beaufort lake, a bit to the north of the Abbey. It's in a field of wheat, but can be easily seen. I estimate it to be at least 4 metres tall.
Menhir dit la Pierre Droite (Villeneuve-Minervois)
Trip No.205 Entry No.102 Date Added: 9th Nov 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Languedoc:Aude (11))
Visited: Couldn't find on 14th Sep 2005
Log Text: I failed to find this stone on the way down the hill. It is supposedly about 1.5 kilometres from the village of Villeneuve-Minervois, at the side of the road.
Menhir dit la Pierre de Gargantua (Neaufles)
Trip No.202 Entry No.78 Date Added: 30th Mar 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Normandie:Eure (27))
Visited: Saw from a distance on 3rd May 2005
Menhir dit la Pierre de Gargantua (Neaufles) submitted by thecaptain on 19th Oct 2005. Pierre de Gargantua, Neauffles-Auvergny.
Seen at a distance of about 250 metres across fields from the little bridge across the Risle river.
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Log Text: Seen at a distance of about 200 metres across fields from the little bridge across the Risle river. There wasn’t really anywhere to park and there looked no way to get to the menhir so I contented myself with a long distance shot. It must be nearly 4 metres tall in a large flat pasture beside the river.
Menhir dit la Pierre Bonde
Trip No.203 Entry No.299 Date Added: 26th Apr 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Pays de la Loire:Loire-Atlantique)
Visited: Couldn't find on 8th Jun 2005
Menhir dit la Pierre Bonde submitted by johnstone on 21st Mar 2018. The sunny side of the monolith, July 9, 2013
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Log Text: I found a signpost pointing down a track to this menhir, but could only park the campervan by blocking the lane. Following the track, it divided into three, and there was no indication which way to go to the menhir. I had a quick look along two of the possible directions, but I found no stone before I decided I had better move on. I have since found that the stone may be quite some distance walk along one of the tracks, but which one I still do not know.
Menhir dit la Pierre aux Prêtres
Trip No.204 Entry No.249 Date Added: 6th Sep 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Ile-de-France:Seine-et-Marne 77)
Visited: Couldn't find on 6th Aug 2005
Menhir dit la Pierre aux Prêtres submitted by holger_rix on 24th May 2016. Menhir de Tousson (Menhir dit la Pierre aux Prêtres)
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Log Text: I could find nowhere to stop beside a nasty busy road to go and look for this stone. I could see nothing obvious.
Menhir dit la Pierre Attelée
Trip No.203 Entry No.24 Date Added: 1st Apr 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Pays de la Loire:Loire-Atlantique)
Visited: Yes on 14th May 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Menhir dit la Pierre Attelée submitted by AlexHunger on 4th Jun 2005. About 2.5 Meter tall imposing block of reddish granite in Saint-Brevin-Les-Pins park. Smaller, possibly modern stone outside on the street.
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Log Text: A more than 3 metre tall menhir in a clearing in the forest of Attelée amongst the sand dunes to the south of this pleasant seaside town. It was a nice cool lump of granite to find on this warm afternoon.
Menhir dit la Grande Roche
Trip No.204 Entry No.238 Date Added: 5th Sep 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Centre:Loiret (45))
Visited: Yes on 5th Aug 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Menhir dit la Grande Roche submitted by thecaptain on 16th Feb 2007. To the west of the village of Pers-en-Gâtinais can be found this 2.5 metre tall menhir in a field beside the small road to Merville.
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Log Text: To the west of the village of Pers-en-Gâtinais can be found this 2.5 metre tall menhir in a field beside the small road to Mérinville. It is in the middle of a freshly ploughed field, so I didn't go right up to it, but it is only 50 metres from the roadside.
Menhir dit la Drue à Gargantua
Trip No.204 Entry No.284 Date Added: 11th Sep 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Centre:Loire-et-Cher (41))
Visited: Yes on 8th Aug 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Menhir dit la Drue à Gargantua submitted by theCaptain on 5th Apr 2012. In the same field as the dolmens, the four metres tall limestone Nivardière menhir can be found before you reach the quarry.
View looking west, with the main dolmen beyond.
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Log Text: Just to the east of the village of Tripleville, not far from the centre and just to the north of the D.137 road, the four metres tall limestone Nivardière menhir can be found before you reach the quarry. There is another lump of stone at its base, which I think may have broken off the top at some time. It is about 2 metres wide and 1 metre thick, and positively gleams in the late afternoon sunshine.
Menhir dit la Droite Pierre (Chênedouit)
Trip No.202 Entry No.58 Date Added: 28th Mar 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Normandie:Orne (61))
Visited: Couldn't find on 1st May 2005
Menhir dit la Droite Pierre (Chênedouit) submitted by oldman on 4th Nov 2017. Site in Normandie:Orne (61) France
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Log Text: Stupidly I forgot to look for this 2.3 metre high menhir to the west of the village in my rush to get to the Pierre de Gargantua.
Menhir dit la Conche-Verte
Trip No.203 Entry No.284 Date Added: 24th Apr 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85))
Visited: Yes on 7th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Menhir dit la Conche-Verte submitted by thecaptain on 20th Dec 2005. In a little forest clearing amongst the sand dunes to the north of Olonnes-sur-Mer in Vendée, this 2 metre tall granite menhir is easily found.
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Log Text: In a little forest clearing amongst the sand dunes to the north of Olonnes-sur-Mer, this 2 metre tall granite menhir is easily found due to the signposted footpaths. It leans slightly and has a pointed top. I suspect that there are others around here buried under the sand dunes.