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| Cordon des Druides | Stone Row / Alignment | France | Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) | Visited | 13th Aug 2005 | 4 | 4 | 5 | This long line of white quartz stones is easy to find in the Fougères Forest, north of the town. It is about 500 metres east of the big parking area at Chennedet crossroads along the D177 road, and has a sign and a few parking places nearby.
The row is about 250 metres long, and the white quart... Read More |
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| Pierre du Trésor | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) | Visited | 13th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Deep in the darkest depths of Fougères forest can be found the Pierre du Trésor. Its actually only about a 400 metre signposted walk from the big car park at the Chennedet crossing of the main D177 road north from Fougères, and the traffic on this busy road is only 100 metres away. My gps didnt s... Read More |
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| Pierre Courcoulée (Landean) | Passage Grave | France | Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) | Visited | 13th Aug 2005 | 3 | 4 | 4 | North of Fougères, in the forest, are several megalithic remains. The Pierre Courcoulée is towards the northwest of the forest and well signposted, it is just 200m from a big forest carpark and has its own circular walk which can be followed.
The dolmen is in a little clearing with signpost, a... Read More |
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| Allée Couverte le Rocher Jacquot | Passage Grave | France | Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) | Visited | 13th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | The remains of this monument can be found a few kilometres northwest of Fougères, along the D.17 road towards St-Germain-en-Cogles. It is signposted, but not very clearly, and there is a little trackway and fenced off area around it.
At first I thought it was the remains of a dolmen with entry... Read More |
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| La Roche Piquée (Baudouinais) | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) | Visited | 13th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 3 | A few kilometres to the west of the village of Livré-sur-Changeon, and a few kilometres to the south of the little town of St-Aubin-du-Cormier, near to the hamlet of Baudouinais can be seen this menhir marked on some of my maps as Pierre Piquée. It is signposted, and after a little walk along a fa... Read More |
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| Roche-aux-Fées (Essé) | Passage Grave | France | Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) | Visited | 13th Aug 2005 | 5 | 4 | 5 | Small notes only for this very well known and popular site, which I was originally thinking of saving to be my last megalithic visit of my whole 6 month tour. First thoughts, Aaaaarrrrrgghhhh, it's busy. And you pay to get in. Aaaarrrgghhhhh. Never mind, I have to see it. I decided not to take my bo... Read More |
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| Pierre de Richebourg | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) | Visited | 13th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | I could initially find no evidence of this stone, looking for it from the east, and thought that it is probably somewhere in the fenced off woodland grounds of the big house on the top of the hill. Further investigation from the north, the D.41 road to Retiers, and I found a trackway which takes you... Read More |
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| Champ Des Louères Menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Pays de la Loire:Loire-Atlantique | Visited | 13th Aug 2005 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Well signposted from the village of Saint-Aubin-Des-Châteaux, these lead to a parking area beside the sports centre, from where the menhir is a walk of a few hundred metres. It's a very big stone, 3.5 metres tall, 3 metres wide and over a metre thick, and it lives in a field beside the trackway. Th... Read More |
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| Pierre-Fritte (Jumallene) | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 13th Aug 2005 | 4 | 4 | 4 | To the south of the village of Préviere along the D.6 road, and after a couple of kilometres is a signpost to Pierre Fritte. From there it's about 500 metres walk along the farm track, taking the left turn at the crossing of tracks. It's a very nice menhir, 5.2 metres tall and shaped so that it is ... Read More |
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| Pierre a Sacrifice (Putifay) | Polissoir | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 12th Aug 2005 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Near to the dolmen de Putifaie, and right beside the road can be found this stone once thought to be a sacrificial stone. It's now known that the grooves and channels in the stone are the result of it being used to polish axes and other implements. I have to say that I couldn't see anything much in ... Read More |
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| Dolmen de la Petifaie | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Couldn't find | 12th Aug 2005 | This is on private property in a dense woodland beside the road, and is well fenced off. | 204 | 319 | |||
| Maison des Fées (Miré) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 12th Aug 2005 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Just at the northern edge of the village of Miré, just off the main D.27 roadnorth, and beside a little side road can be found this dolmen. It's a tall dolmen with a single capstone covering a squarish chamber of about 3 metres dimension, and over 2 metres tall. With it being right at the side of t... Read More |
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| Pierre Cesée | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 12th Aug 2005 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Although it looks a bit difficult to get to, this dolmen is actually very easy to visit, either by driving down the little trackway to the parking area right by it (which is signposted from the road), or by walking along the path along the banks of the river Loir. Its about a kilometre to the west o... Read More |
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| Molieres Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 12th Aug 2005 | 4 | 4 | 4 | This little dolmen can be found to the west of the village of Beauvau, which has a little map with the dolmen marked on it. When you find the track to the dolmen (beware, the village detail map is rotated from the full map!) there is a signpost pointing to it. Its then about a 500 metre walk, and at... Read More |
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| Pierre du Coq polissoir | Polissoir | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 12th Aug 2005 | 3 | 4 | 4 | It's hard to know exactly what to make of this site. Marked on the maps as a menhir, there are actually two stones standing upright, and beside them a large flat slab, with a few other bits and pieces laying around. The larger of the two standing stones is 3 metres tall and slab form, 2 metres wide ... Read More |
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| Pierre du Coq et la Poule | Standing Stones | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 12th Aug 2005 | 3 | 4 | 4 | It's hard to know exactly what to make of this site. Marked on the maps as a menhir, there are actually two stones standing upright, and beside them a large flat slab, with a few other bits and pieces laying around.
The larger of the two standing stones is 3 metres tall and slab form, 2 metres w... Read More |
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| Baugé Polissoir | Polissoir | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 12th Aug 2005 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Right outside the front of the chateau, in the town square, can be found this nice polissoir stone, which was found in the forests to the east of the town, and is now proudly on display. The stone itself is a 2.5m by 1.5 m lump, and on the top surface are two large grooves, and many flat polishing s... Read More |
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| Pierre Couverte (Pontigné) | Passage Grave | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 12th Aug 2005 | 5 | 4 | 4 | This is a very pleasant find. It's well signposted from the village of Pontigné, a couple of kilometres to the west along the D.171 Rue Des Megalithes, and appears on the village plan with a photograph. This is most unusual in these parts where most are very hard, if not impossible to find. Once at... Read More |
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| Dolmen de Laurière | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Couldn't find | 12th Aug 2005 | Probably what was under that tree and those bushes in the lump in the middle of the field where I was trying to find the menhir. | 204 | 311 | |||
| L'Aurière menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Couldn't find | 12th Aug 2005 | This menhir is by the little picnic area at the place where I was stopped from turning by another car going into there. | 204 | 310 | |||
| Dolmen du Moulin à Vent | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Couldn't find | 12th Aug 2005 | I found the old windmill to the northeast of Broc, but saw no signs of any dolmen. | 204 | 309 | |||
| La Pierre Couverte de la Planche | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 12th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Just to the west of Broc, along the D.138 road towards Chigné, an after about 800 metres this dolmen can be seen in the middle of the field to the north. I went to Broc hoping for a map, but saw nothing, so was lucky to find this. The dolmen is left in a little unploughed area which has recently be... Read More |
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| Amenon Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Sarthe (72) | Visited | 11th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | The Amenon dolmen is fairly easy to find, along the little roadsouth of the river Loir between Vaas and La Chapelle-aux-Choux. Just after the little stream, the dolmen remains can be found up a trackway, and can be seen from the road. There is a little plaque explaining that it is the remains of an ... Read More |
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| Dolmen dit Pierre Couverte de Vaas | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Sarthe (72) | Couldn't find | 11th Aug 2005 | I saw something that stated that this dolmen is supposedly on an island in the middle of the Loir river somewhere. I could find no sign for it, and it wasn't on my map, so didn’t try too hard. But there is marked on my maps a dolmen up in the forested hills to the north of the village, which is a ... Read More |
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| Menhir des Ventes | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Pays de la Loire:Sarthe (72) | Couldn't find | 11th Aug 2005 | 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. | 204 | 305 | |||
| Gobiane Menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Pays de la Loire:Sarthe (72) | Visited | 11th Aug 2005 | 4 | 3 | 2 | This was a difficult one to find. Halfway between the villages of Flée and Chahaignes is a track south from the D.255 road up to Gobianne farm. I parked and walked up the track for at least 800 metres, and eventually I saw the menhir in a field up on the hillside. The field is well ditched, fenced ... Read More |
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| Pierre Levée (La Grange) | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Centre:Indre-et-Loire (37) | Visited | 11th Aug 2005 | 4 | 4 | 4 | This is a large upright slab, 3.5 metres high and 3 metres wide, in a field overlooking a stream. Beside it are a few more large slabs, but they don’t look like they have broken off the top, although it is possible. It's a lovely limestone sort of slab, and looks like holes have been drilled into ... Read More |
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| Dolmen de Marcilly | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Indre-et-Loire (37) | Visited | 11th Aug 2005 | 4 | 4 | 3 | This was not an easy dolmen to get to, as my campervan wouldn’t go under a low railway bridge, and hence I had a walk of over a kilometre. It's hard to explain, but once under the railway I just followed the field edges hoping to see something, and there it was, beyond a copse and a pond.
The ... Read More |
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| Dolmen de la Haute Barde | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Indre-et-Loire (37) | Couldn't find | 11th Aug 2005 | This dolmen is either in dense woodland, or else on private property for the large chateau, as I can find no sign of it anywhere. | 204 | 301 | |||
| Pierre du Pont-Champion | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Centre:Indre-et-Loire (37) | Visited | 11th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | This three metre tall menhir lives in a field guarded by cows, just to the south of the busy D.766 road a few kilometres west of the village of Beaumont-la-Ronce. There is a parking area nearby, and its just 100 metres walk along the edge of the field to the menhir. There are several other large lum... Read More |
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| La Grotte aux Fées | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Indre-et-Loire (37) | Visited | 11th Aug 2005 | 5 | 4 | 5 | This fine dolmen can be found just to the north of the village of Mettray. Follow the road beside the sports stadium along the railway line for about a kilometre, and it is in a bunch of trees across a field to the right, down a little track and with a parking area. It's a large monumentwith a main ... Read More |
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| Dolmen du Château de Pierrefitte | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Indre-et-Loire (37) | Saw from a distance | 10th Aug 2005 | It's difficult to get to see this dolmen, as it resides in the grounds of a big private chateau, and cannot be visited. However I was just able to catch a glimpse of it from the front gate of the house. It is in the parkland at the east side, with trees around it. It looks a nice tidy dolmen with ca... Read More |
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| Oppidum des Châteliers | Ancient Village or Settlement | France | Centre:Indre-et-Loire (37) | Saw from a distance | 10th Aug 2005 | Long inhabited and fortified hilltop above the river Loire at Amboise. | 204 | 297 | |||
| La Pierre Levée (Chapelle-Vendômoise) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Loire-et-Cher (41) | Visited | 9th Aug 2005 | 5 | 4 | 5 | Well, thank goodness I didn't totally give up earlier, and came to find this. What a nice find. This is signposted and in a nicely tended little area just south of the village of Chapelle-Vendômoise, just off the busy D.957 road to the northwest of the town of Blois. The road here is a very busy du... Read More |
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| Gâts-Fleuris Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Loire-et-Cher (41) | Visited | 9th Aug 2005 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Just to the side of Rue des Dolmens, to the north of the village of Huisseau-en-Beauce, can be found the remains of this dolmen or dolmens. Unfortunately it really is no more than a pile of stones at the roadside these days, although with the knowledge of what was once there, it is possible to make ... Read More |
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| Hauts-de-Bretagne Polissoir | Polissoir | France | Centre:Loire-et-Cher (41) | Visited | 9th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Just outside the Hauts-de-Bretagne dolmen, at the northwest side, can be found a polissoir stone, with one groove, 5 basins and a flat area for polishing work. These are on a slab about one metre square. I do not know whether this slab was once part of the blown up dolmen or not. | 204 | 294 |
| Hauts-de-Bretagne Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Loire-et-Cher (41) | Visited | 9th Aug 2005 | 2 | 3 | 3 | On a west facing slope in the middle of a field, a kilometre or so to the north of the village of Huisseau-en-Beauce, can be found the remains of this dolmen. It is reached by finding the Rue des Dolmens, and then a difficult kilometre walk along farmtracks, across streams and fields.
It was onc... Read More |
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| La Pierre Sorcière | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Loire-et-Cher (41) | Visited | 9th Aug 2005 | 2 | 3 | 5 | I have seen this referred to as both a dolmen and a polissoir, and can be found by the roadside just outside the village of Villiersfaux, and signposted from the Mairie. It is a big 5 m by 3 m lump of puddingstone, with a few other stones around and about it. It may well be the capstone of a collaps... Read More |
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| Mondétour polissoirs | Polissoir | France | Centre:Loire-et-Cher (41) | Couldn't find | 9th Aug 2005 | This polissoir is signposted up a trackway from the D.917 roadside to the southwest of Vendome. The trouble is, there are no more signs to be found once away from the road, and the track splits into three ways. A railway cuts the straight on, obvious path, and I could find no stone up there. The oth... Read More |
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| Dolmen des Louettes | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Loire-et-Cher (41) | Couldn't find | 9th Aug 2005 | Marked on my ign 1:100,000 map, but I could find no sign of this dolmen on the ground. What I did find was lots of fishing places along the banks of the pleasant Loir river near to a lovely old papermill. I asked a few people if they knew of any dolmens around here and none of them had any idea what... Read More |
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| Les Grosses Pierres (Breuil) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Loire-et-Cher (41) | Couldn't find | 9th Aug 2005 | I could find no trace of this despite spending a lot of time looking. It should be somewhere beside the river Loir south of Cloyes near to Le Breuil farm, but a longish way from any road. All the land in this region is either flooded for lakes, planted with tall sweetcorn, or private, and I could fi... Read More |
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| Langault Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Loire-et-Cher (41) | Visited | 9th Aug 2005 | 4 | 3 | 5 | This is a pleasant little dolmen sat right beside the D.19 road between Cloyes and Morée just after the railway crossing as you travel south, and it has a little parking and picnic area beside it. It’s a pity the road is so busy with big lorries hammering past. The dolmen is made from lumps of pu... Read More |
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| Dolmen de la Nivardière 2 | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Loire-et-Cher (41) | Visited | 8th Aug 2005 | 2 | 3 | 4 | In another part of the field near to the Nivardière menhir and dolmen is a large slab of stone left in an unploughed area. Is this the remains of another dolmen ? This village is very rich in megalithic remains, and it would not surprise me if this was. | 204 | 286 |
| Dolmen de la Nivardière 1 | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Loire-et-Cher (41) | Visited | 8th Aug 2005 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Just to the northeast of the centre of the village of Tripleville, about 100 metres into the first field out of the village along the D.137 road, can be found the Nivardière dolmen and its associated menhir about 80 metres further on.
The dolmen is very complete for round here, with a 4m by 3m ... Read More |
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| Menhir dit la Drue à Gargantua | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Centre:Loire-et-Cher (41) | Visited | 8th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 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 t... Read More |
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| La Mouïse-Martin Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Loire-et-Cher (41) | Visited | 8th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | To the northeast of the village of Tripleville, the Mouïse-Martin dolmen can be found in a field of tall sweetcorn just to the east of the little lane leading up to Mouïse-Martin farm. Its about 80 metres from the road, and the capstone can be seen covered in grass high above the sweetcorn, so it'... Read More |
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| Dolmen du Val d’Avril | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Loire-et-Cher (41) | Couldn't find | 8th Aug 2005 | I could see mothing obvious of the Butte de Champart to the south of the village of Tripleville, despite walking all around the area. It is perhaps all in the trees in the back garden of a house, behind the large woodshed. | 204 | 282 | |||
| Dolmen de Prunay | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Loire-et-Cher (41) | Visited | 8th Aug 2005 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Near to the road running south from the village of Tripleville towards Prunay can be found this dolmen, about 50 metres from the road across a field. It's not much more than a large stone on a slight raise in the land, but there may be more below. Its about 3m by 3m and rounded in shape, and very th... Read More |
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| Le Palet de Gargantua (Nottonville) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Visited | 8th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Just to the south of the La Brosse chateau and farm can be found the Palet de Gargantua dolmen, sitting right at the D.357 roadside. It has a lovely capstone sitting at a jaunty angle partly on the ground, and partly on a couple of support stones. It is sort of trapezoidal shaped, about 4m by 4m. I ... Read More |
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| Baignon dolmens (5) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Visited | 8th Aug 2005 | 4 | Baignon 5 is another completely unrecogniseable pile of stones in the field. Mostly lumps of puddingstone, there is one lump of sarsen like slab. These last two dolmens really are in a bad state, and have been ploughed right up to the edges, with the stones just heaped up into as small an area as po... Read More |
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| Baignon dolmens (4) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Visited | 8th Aug 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Baignon 4 really is no more than a small heap of stones in the middle of a field. Actually, there is one stone still standing, but that’s it. Its all a nice puddingstone though, so it does have its good points. | 204 | 278 |
| Baignon dolmens (3) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Visited | 8th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Baignon 3 initially looks again like a heap of rocks in the middle of a field, and this impression is not helped by there probably being loads of field clearance stones dumped around it. Closer inspection reveals remains of an Angevin dolmen with a rectangular 4m by 3.5m chamber with its entrance po... Read More |
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| Baignon dolmens (2) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Visited | 8th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Baignon 2 is in the middle of the cropped field, but which had been recently harvested when I visited. Again it is seemingly not much more than a large pile of stones in amongst the nettles and brambles. It probably has a rectangular chamber, 4m by 3m, with a single, now broken, capstone. | 204 | 276 |
| Baignon dolmens (1) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Visited | 8th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | To the south of the lovely old walled and moated town of Bonneval, along the D.144 road, can be found the dolmens de Baignon. They are easily found in a field beside the river near to Memillon Chateau. There are remains of five dolmens, and I will number them in the order in which I visited them, wh... Read More |
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| Baignon dolmens | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Visited | 8th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | To the south of the lovely old walled and moated town of Bonneval, along the D.144 road, can be found the dolmens du Baignon. Remains of at least 5 dolmens can be found in a field beside the river near to Memillon Chateau in the commune of St-Maur-sur-le-Loir. I have numbered the 5 dolmens in the o... Read More |
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| Menhir de l'Ormorice | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Visited | 8th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Whilst looking for the Bonneval dolmen to the left of the road, I saw this menhir the other side of the field on the right. About 800 metres walk from the road, it is easy to see and reach along a farm track. Its about 3.5 metres tall, and up to 2 metres wide at its base.
Near to the busy TGV ex... Read More |
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| Bonneval dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Couldn't find | 8th Aug 2005 | I could find nothing of this, despite having a good look all around. There are likely remains of a round mound in the fields here though. | 204 | 272 | |||
| Polissoir de la Vieuville | Polissoir | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Couldn't find | 8th Aug 2005 | I was told by the lady I met at Pierre de Beaumont that there is another dolmen in Vieuville, but she didn't know how to find it. I had a look around but could find nothing obvious myself. | 204 | 271 | |||
| Pierre de Beaumont | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Visited | 8th Aug 2005 | 4 | 4 | 3 | At the end of the road southwest from Vieuville at a place names les Maisons, there is a farm track which continues on down to a stream. Here in a field of horses is the Pierre de Beaumont dolmen. I couldn't actually get to it, but got to within 50 metres.
Its a nice looking thing, with its caps... Read More |
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| Hertubise dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Couldn't find | 8th Aug 2005 | On my ign map, there is a dolmen symbol just to the south of the village of Alluyes, but its on the opposite side of the river to where I could drive to. Between the road and the river are houses and gardens, with lots of trees and high hedges, which prevented me from seeing anything of the Hertubis... Read More |
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| Quincampoix Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Saw from a distance | 8th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 2 | To the west of Summeray, a couple of kilometres along the D.28 road you will find Quincampoix farm. Fenced off in a field to the south of the road can be seen the remains of the Quincampoix dolmen, about 80 metres distance. There is no direct access to the stones, and indeed there are notices to kee... Read More |
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| Montemain stone | Polissoir | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Visited | 8th Aug 2005 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Driving through the village of Saumeray, I saw a sign to Polissoir, so stopped for a look. Right in the middle of the village, on a little green square behind the church can be found this combination menhir and polissoir. There is a little board stating that the stone was moved here in 1998 after be... Read More |
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| Puits de Saint-Martin | Polissoir | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Visited | 8th Aug 2005 | 4 | 3 | 4 | This is a very nice polissoir stone found in the fields to the south of the village of Corancez, and it is easy to find because it is signposted. It has a footpath to it across the fields, about 100 metres from the road.
It is a large stone, about 5m by 2m laying flat in the field, with at least... Read More |
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| La Pierre qui Tourne (Morancez) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Visited | 8th Aug 2005 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Not much more than a pile of stones, La Pierre qui Tourne, or Morancez dolmen can be found amongst the houses of Residence du Dolmen, just off the main D.935 road through the village, a bit to the north of the church. I suspect the locals think of it as a bit of a nuisance, getting in the way of the... Read More |
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| Pierre Fritte de Yermenonville | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Visited | 7th Aug 2005 | 4 | 3 | In the village of Mevoisins I saw a sign pointing to Dolmen de la Pierre Fitte, so I stopped and went for a look. Little did I realise that I would be walking 2.5 kilometres to it, at 7:00pm in the evening ! And when I finally got there, I couldn't even see the dolmen, as it was undergoing excavatio... Read More |
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| Mevoisins menhir | Modern Stone Circle etc | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Visited | 7th Aug 2005 | 5 | 4 | 5 | This lovely 3 metre tall menhir can be seen from miles around, beside the D.329 road up in the hills between the two villages of Mevoisins and Yermenonville. It’s a gorgeous angular lump of flinty sarsen, but it turns out that it was erected only 5 years ago to mark the turning of the millennium. ... Read More |
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| Menhir dit la Roche | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Couldn't find | 7th Aug 2005 | I had a good look around, but could not find this | 204 | 262 | |||
| Chantecoq dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Visited | 7th Aug 2005 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Marked on my ign map near to the village of Ymeray is the Dolmen de Chantecoq. I had a good look around, but could find no obvious signs to a dolmen of any kind, but there was a trackway called "Sentier des Roches" which I found near to the railway bridge, so I went for a walk up there. After severa... Read More |
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| La Mère aux Cailles | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Visited | 7th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Marked on my ign map near to the village of Ymeray is the Dolmen de Chantecoq. I had a good look around, but could find no obvious signs to a dolmen of any kind, but there was a trackway called "Sentier des Roches" which I found near to the railway bridge, so I went for a walk up there. After severa... Read More |
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| Dolmen de la Grenouille | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Visited | 7th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 5 | The remains of the Dolmen de la Grenouille are the most obvious of all the Dolmens de Chagné here beside the river Eure to the north of the village of Chagné, and stand only a few metres from the village sign.
It is a broken dolmen with two side slabs and a leaning capstone that does indeed lo... Read More |
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| Petit Menhir (Changé) | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Visited | 7th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | A large slab of the grey stone stands just outside the remains of the two dolmens. It is about 2 metres tall, but was leaning against a wooden post to hold it upright when I visited, due to the excavations going on here. | 204 | 258 |
| Petit Dolmen (Changé) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Visited | 7th Aug 2005 | 2 | 4 | 4 | About 5 metres to the north of the Le Berceau dolmen, and also being excavated, are the remains of the Petit dolmen. This one has a chamber about 4 metres by 3 metres, with many side slabs to be seen but no capstone. Before the current excavations, there was probably very little to be seen of this. | 204 | 257 |
| Le Berceau | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Visited | 7th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 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 th... Read More |
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| Le But de Gargantua | Standing Stones | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Visited | 7th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 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 fiel... Read More |
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| Musée des Sciences Naturelles et de Préhistoire | Museum | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Couldn't find | 7th Aug 2005 | The picture I have seen of the Maison de l'Archaeologie has a dolmen in the front yard, so I go for a look. But it's moved ! I found where the museum was, but its now a private residence. I have no way of knowing where to, so this must go down as the first museum I have failed to find ! Wonder what ... Read More |
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| Grosse Pierre d'Ymorville | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) | Saw from a distance | 6th Aug 2005 | This stone is about 500 metres from the road, according to the map, but I could see nothing obvious. There are no features around to help find it, in the middle of this massive industrial farming area. Perhaps it is in a field of maize. Perhaps I saw a large stone in a field of stubble. All very fru... Read More |
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| La Pierre Clouée (Andonville) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Loiret (45) | Visited | 6th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | La Pierre Clouée dolmen can be found in a field to the south of the village of Andonville, beside the little road to Annemont. It was a bugger to get to, with shut roads and suchlike. When I got there the field it stands in was being ploughed, so I nearly gave up. However, I asked the farmer and he... Read More |
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| Dolmen des Grès de Linas | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Ile-de-France:Essonne (91) | Couldn't find | 6th Aug 2005 | I spent ages looking for this. I can only assume it is somewhere in the very dense fenced off woodland, in amongst the open fields. I am getting fed up of all this again. | 204 | 250 | |||
| Menhir dit la Pierre aux Prêtres | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Ile-de-France:Seine-et-Marne 77 | Couldn't find | 6th Aug 2005 | I could find nowhere to stop beside a nasty busy road to go and look for this stone. I could see nothing obvious. | 204 | 249 | |||
| Menhir de la Croix Saint Jacques | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Ile-de-France:Seine-et-Marne 77 | Visited | 6th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | This menhir can be found in a field just to the side of the D.410 road, about 500 metres to the south of the village of Tousson. It stands about 3.3 metres tall, and is a rectangular section lump of sarsen. I found it difficult to park here. | 204 | 248 |
| Pierre de l'Armoire | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Ile-de-France:Seine-et-Marne 77 | Visited | 6th Aug 2005 | 4 | 4 | 4 | This dolmen can be found a couple of kilometres north of the village of Rumont, along the D.16a road. There is then a signpost to it, and it's about a kilometres walk from the road along a farm track.
The dolmen is within a cropped field, but has a reasonable area left around it, and is in the r... Read More |
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| La Roche au Diable (Paley) | Polissoir | France | Ile-de-France:Seine-et-Marne 77 | Couldn't find | 6th Aug 2005 | Marked near to the menhir is a polissoir stone, in the woods down by the little river. I could find no obvious signpost or footpath towards where it is marked, and having now found out how difficult to find some of these polissoir stones are to find, I didnt spend any time looking. | 204 | 246 | |||
| Polissoirs des Ortures | Polissoir | France | Ile-de-France:Seine-et-Marne 77 | Couldn't find | 6th Aug 2005 | Near the hamlet of Les Ortures, in the Bois Tranzy, there is a little signposted footpath near to the reservoirs. Along this path can be found two rock outcrops, the tops of which have been used for polishing stone tools. One of the two rocks has several grooves in it, while the other has a polishin... Read More |
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| La Pierre Clouée (Nanteau) | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Ile-de-France:Seine-et-Marne 77 | Visited | 6th Aug 2005 | 4 | 3 | 4 | This is a 4.5 metre tall menhir which can be found in a field south of the village of Villemarechal. Its near enough a kilometres walk from the roadside, but can easily be seen from there. It has been ploughed very close to, and in fact is suffering from various collisions with agricultural machiner... Read More |
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| Mérinville Polissoir | Polissoir | France | Centre:Loiret (45) | Couldn't find | 6th Aug 2005 | Today I went back for a proper look for the Mérinville Polissoir, which is another stone the farmers wife at Coinche said I should go to see. I walked a lot down the forest track near to where it is marked on my map, but there was no chance of finding it without knowing exactly where to look. There... Read More |
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| Monte à Peine menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Centre:Loiret (45) | Visited | 6th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Take Rue du Menhir east from the village of Pers-en-Gâtinais, and just after the first road junction the road bears round to the right. The menhir is right beside the road, but almost lost in bushes and undergrowth. It's just over 2 metres tall, and is a lump of sarsen type stone. | 204 | 242 |
| Menhir du Bois de Forville | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Centre:Loiret (45) | Couldn't find | 5th Aug 2005 | To the south of Pers-en-Gâtinais there is a menhir and nearby polissoir stone marked on my map, but I could find no obvious sign of this. | 204 | 241 | |||
| Polissoir des Davaux | Polissoir | France | Centre:Loiret (45) | Couldn't find | 5th Aug 2005 | At Pers-en-Gâtinais there is another polissoir stone marked on my map, but I could find no obvious sign of this. Perhaps tomorrow. | 204 | 240 | |||
| Mérinville Polissoir | Polissoir | France | Centre:Loiret (45) | Couldn't find | 5th Aug 2005 | The Mérinville Polissoir is another stone the farmers wife at Coinche said I should go to see. However, I am not exactly sure where to find it, and it is now pouring with rain, so I am not going to go for a long walk now, especially as it is getting late and starting to get dark. There is no sign t... Read More |
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| Menhir dit la Grande Roche | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Centre:Loiret (45) | Visited | 5th Aug 2005 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 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. | 204 | 238 |
| Pierre de Minuit Menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Centre:Loiret (45) | Visited | 18th Feb 2007 | 5 | 4 | 4 | I wouldn't have bothered with this one, but was told I should visit it by the farmers wife at Coinche. And my thanks must again go to her. It is a wonderful stone, the tallest menhir in the Departement of Loiret. It is almost 5 metres tall, up to 2 metres wide and very variable in thickness. The sto... Read More |
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| Coinche polissoir | Polissoir | France | Centre:Loiret (45) | Visited | 12th Feb 2007 | 4 | 3 | 3 | About 80 metres from the menhir are several large rocks laying flat in the next field. One of these stones has three lovely polishing grooves in the top at one side, each about 50 cm long, and a big cuvette basin for polishing the flat sides. As for the menhir, these stones are in a cropped field, a... Read More |
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| Menhir de Coinche | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Centre:Loiret (45) | Visited | 5th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 3 | This menhir is in the middle of a cropped field just behind the farmhouse, down a track and then turn left near the wood. It is not normally possible to get right to it, but I was proudly shown the stone by the wife of the farmer. The field is full of sunflowers this year, and the stone was not visi... Read More |
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| La Pierre Pointue (Montacher) | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bourgogne:Yonne (89) | Visited | 5th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 3 | A few kilometres to the south of the village of Montacher-Villegardin via windy unmarked roads, and about a kilometre walk to the west of the little road which runs south from the village, along farm tracks and you can find this menhir in a field. It is about 2.3 metres tall, and very pointed as its... Read More |
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| Dolmen de Bercenay | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bourgogne:Yonne (89) | Couldn't find | 5th Aug 2005 | Just off the edge of my map, the Pierre au Laurin, or Pierre Couverte, has no obvious signposts to it, and I could see no obvious signs of any dolmen in the locality, so I didn’t really look.
Which is a shame really, as I see later there are three good dolmens to be found here, much better tha... Read More |
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| Polissoir des Roches | Polissoir | France | Bourgogne:Yonne (89) | Couldn't find | 5th Aug 2005 | The Polissoir des Roches, or Courgenay polissoir should be found in the forest to the south of the village of Courgenay, up on the hills. There are no signposts to be seen to it, so I am pretty sure that I will not be able to find it on my own. | 204 | 232 | |||
| Polissoir avec Plage | Polissoir | France | Bourgogne:Yonne (89) | Visited | 7th Aug 2011 | 3 | 4 | 3 | A further 40 metres downstream from the second polissoir stone, is found a third. This one is a smaller stone, about 2 metres by 0.5 metres, and a nice smoothed crescent shape, hence the name. As well as the entire polishing "beach", there are at least three bowls for polishing, some of which are qu... Read More |
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| Polissoir avec Cuvette | Polissoir | France | Bourgogne:Yonne (89) | Visited | 5th Aug 2005 | 3 | 4 | 3 | About 50 metres from the Pierre à l'Eau, and thankfully signposted through the tricky forest, can be found a second polissoir stone. This one has a large water filled basin, and as far as I can make out, only two two large flattish basin like polishing areas. I guess this stone was used for the fla... Read More |
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| Pierre à l'Eau | Polissoir | France | Bourgogne:Yonne (89) | Visited | 5th Aug 2005 | 4 | 4 | 3 | This is much more like it, a lovely polissoir stone, with its own source of water in the form of a couple of deep basins which I assume are natural, and it is not far from a little stream. The stone is sort of triangular, about 2 m by 1.5 m, and has five well worn grooves and a couple of flat basins... Read More |
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| Lancy Polissoir | Polissoir | France | Bourgogne:Yonne (89) | Visited | 5th Aug 2005 | 2 | 3 | 4 | About 350 metres to the north of the D.110 road through Lancy Forest can be found this polissoir stone. Park at the Pavillon-de-Lancy picnic site, and the stone can be found down the track along the edge of the forest from there. Luckily it is signposted, as without them I would never have found it.... Read More |
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| Lancy Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bourgogne:Yonne (89) | Visited | 5th Aug 2005 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Now this is more like it. In the Foret-de-Lancy, a couple of kilometres to the southeast of Saint-Maurice-aux-Riches-Hommes can be found this nice looking little dolmen. It is signposted from the road through the forest about 700 metres south of the parking place at the track to the Traînel dolmens... Read More |
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| Petit dolmen de Trainel | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bourgogne:Yonne (89) | Visited | 5th Aug 2005 | 2 | 3 | 3 | About 15 metres to the north of the Grand Dolmen along the slope of the hill, and perhaps in what was once the same mound can be found the Petit Dolmen. It doesn’t look much more than a medium sized rock sat on the hillside, but closer inspection shows there to be a 1 metre by 0.5 metre slab sided... Read More |
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| Grand dolmen de Trainel | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bourgogne:Yonne (89) | Visited | 5th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 3 | There are two dolmens here in the Traînel forest, signposted a couple of kilometres to the west of Saint-Maurice-aux-Riches-Hommes. Where the road bends, park in the forest car park and walk for a kilometre to the north along the forest track, and the dolmens are signposted from here.
The Grand... Read More |
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| Dolmen de la Bourde à la Gousse | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bourgogne:Yonne (89) | Couldn't find | 4th Aug 2005 | There is a dolmen marked on my ign map near to the village of La Bourde a la Gousse, so I went to have a look. I walked a fair distance down a forest track, but I could find nothing. The forest was either very dense and impenetrable, or fenced off. There was at one point lots of rocks on the forest ... Read More |
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| La Pierre-Aux-Sorcières | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bourgogne:Yonne (89) | Couldn't find | 4th Aug 2005 | La Pierre-Aux-Sorcières, or La Pierre-Enlevée is to be found in the community of Vaumort. I'd have liked to have found the Witch's stone, but I don’t have a map with it marked on, and there are no signs or notices in the village to help. Shame. | 204 | 223 | |||
| La Borne-Percée | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bourgogne:Yonne (89) | Visited | 4th Aug 2005 | 3 | 4 | 5 | In the Houssaye forests, high above the Yonne river southeast of Sens, and near to the village of Les Auberts can be found this menhir at a junction of forest tracks. Its very small, only 1.3 metres tall, but mounted on a plinth and easy to find. Near to the top is a hole which has been cut through ... Read More |
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| Pierre-Fritte (Villeneuve-sur-Yonne) | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bourgogne:Yonne (89) | Couldn't find | 4th Aug 2005 | I could find nowhere to stop and look for this menhir, which is somewhere between the busy N.6 road and the river Yonne. | 204 | 221 | |||
| Grottes d'Arcy-sur-Cure | Cave or Rock Shelter | France | Bourgogne:Yonne (89) | Saw from a distance | 4th Aug 2005 | I drove past these caves, without realising what significance they have. If I had realised, I would have visited. | 204 | 220 | |||
| Roche d'Arthur | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21) | Couldn't find | 4th Aug 2005 | The village of Roche-en-Brenil is supposed to have two menhirs, but I could find no sign of either of them. It's a shame that these places do not have village maps with things marked, or any signposts like they do elsewhere. The area is covered with forests, and looks to be lots of natural granite o... Read More |
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| Pierre Pelot | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21) | Couldn't find | 4th Aug 2005 | The village of Roche-en-Brenil is supposed to have two menhirs, but I could find no sign of either of them. It's a shame that these places do not have village maps with things marked, or any signposts like they do elsewhere. The area is covered with forests, and looks to be lots of natural granite o... Read More |
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| Pierre-Pointe | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21) | Visited | 4th Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 3 | This menhir, about 4 metres tall, can be seen around the back of an out of the way farmyard, just to the north of the N.6 road between Aunay and Saulieu. It is not easy to get to, but can be clearly seen from the lane leading to the farm, at a distance of about 50 metres. It is up on top of a hill w... Read More |
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| Camp de la Justice Alignements | Stone Row / Alignment | France | Bourgogne:Saône-et-Loire (71) | Saw from a distance | 4th Aug 2005 | 2 | 2 | Just to the north of Autun, near a place called Orme, along the busy N.81 road, can be found the remnants of these alignements. They are difficult to get to, across a railway and a couple of fields, but they can however be seen from the main road. There are a couple of large stones and at least thre... Read More |
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| Tombeaux du Single | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21) | Couldn't find | 3rd Aug 2005 | As with so many of the megalithic sites in the area, I could find nothing to help me find it. Remains of two burial chambers made with large slabs were excavated here in 1867. Many human bones, flint tools and a round holed stone were found. | 204 | 215 | |||
| Croconnet Tumulus | Chambered Cairn | France | Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21) | Couldn't find | 3rd Aug 2005 | I had a need to fill up with diesel, and so couldn’t spend long looking for this, having spent about an hour driving round every lane in the area trying to find it. I am wondering if there is a local law around here prohibiting any roadsigns for anything other than wine sellers. The tumulus wasn't... Read More |
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| Dolmen de Pierrefitte (Volnay) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21) | Couldn't find | 3rd Aug 2005 | Dolmen in tumulus to be found in the commune of Volnay. This dolmen was excavated in 1914, yielding several bones. I could find nothing obvious to lead me here. | 204 | 213 | |||
| Dolmen dit la Pierre-Brûlée | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21) | Visited | 3rd Aug 2005 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Just to the south of the D.17 between Meloisey and Pommard, near to the crossroads with the D.23, this dolmen is to be found within a field which when I visited was well fenced off with electric fencing and full of sheep, so I didn’t go in. The remains of a mound can be seen, with a capstone sitti... Read More |
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| La Garenne (La Rochepot) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21) | Couldn't find | 3rd Aug 2005 | Dolmen to be found in the commune of La Rochepot, Côte-d'Or, but I could find nothing on maps to find it | 204 | 211 | |||
| Chateillon | Passage Grave | France | Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21) | Couldn't find | 3rd Aug 2005 | Remains of an Allée Couverte and its mound are to be found on a west facing slope near to the village of La Rochepot. I could find nothing obvious on maps to find. | 204 | 210 | |||
| Allée Couverte de la Chaume | Passage Grave | France | Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21) | Couldn't find | 3rd Aug 2005 | There are supposedly several dolmens and an allee couverte in the Rochepot community, but not marked on my maps, I doubt I will find any of the others, so soon decided to give up now on looking for more. | 204 | 209 | |||
| La Pierre qui Vire (Rochepot) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21) | Visited | 3rd Aug 2005 | 2 | 3 | 4 | High up on the ridge to the south of the village of Rochepot, with its fantastic chateau and well known wines, can be found this stone which turns. There's not much left to see, except the big capstone which is sort of triangular shaped, 4 metres by 3 metres. There are traces of a mound, and a chamb... Read More |
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| Mont-de-Sène dolmen 1 | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bourgogne:Saône-et-Loire (71) | Couldn't find | 3rd Aug 2005 | Remains of at least three dolmens and their mounds are to be found on the slopes of Mont-de-Sène, high up above the village of Dezize-les-Maranges. | 204 | 207 | |||
| Cul Blanc Dolmens | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bourgogne:Saône-et-Loire (71) | Visited | 3rd May 2005 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Cul Blanc 1: Still within most of its tumulus, this dolmen is on the northern slopes of Mont des Troix Croix, high up above the village of Dezize-les-Maranges at a junction of the tracks. The circular mound is about 15 metres in diameter, and the dolmen is in the middle. The chamber is about 2.5 me... Read More |
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| Menhirs d'Epoigny | Standing Stones | France | Bourgogne:Saône-et-Loire (71) | Visited | 3rd Aug 2005 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Just to the south of the D.978 road, a few kilometres north west of Couches, is a sign to menhirs, which I of course followed. About a kilometre from the main road is a little road junction, and several menhirs can be seen in the fields. It's hard to make out exactly what the menhirs represent, and ... Read More |
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| Pierre Guénachère | Sculptured Stone | France | Bourgogne:Saône-et-Loire (71) | Visited | 3rd Aug 2005 | 3 | 4 | 4 | This is a large granite blockdeep in the forest near a little stream, about one kilometres walk from the farm of La Madeleine, just to the west of St Emiland. Take the track beside the farm, keeping left, and after some distance it is signposted.
The stone is a granite block, 4m by 3m by 2m high... Read More |
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| Pierre-aux-Fées (St-Micaud) | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bourgogne:Saône-et-Loire (71) | Visited | 2nd Aug 2005 | 4 | 3 | 5 | This is a very large menhir right beside the D.28 road in front of a large house in the village of St-Micaud. I would estimate it to be about 7 metres tall, but its not easy to tell as it is in the private garden and surrounded by a hedge. The menhir is of rectangular shape, nd has very uneven surfa... Read More |
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| Menhir d'Uxelles | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bourgogne:Saône-et-Loire (71) | Couldn't find | 2nd Aug 2005 | I see in my notes that there is a menhir to be found in the commune of Uxelles, but there is nothing to be found on any of my maps, and I could find no signposts to it or reference to it on any of the village signs. | 204 | 201 | |||
| Pierre-Levée du champ de la Fa | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bourgogne:Saône-et-Loire (71) | Visited | 2nd Aug 2005 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Near to the medieval village of Brancion, beside the D.14 road, can be found this nice menhir, which has a fine view to the west. It stands about 4 metres tall with a cross on the top in a field close to the turn off to Pierre-Levée farm, on a bad corner. It was raining horribly while I visited. | 204 | 200 |
| La Pierre-des-Fievres | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Auvergne:Haute-Loire (43) | Visited | 28th Jul 2005 | 1 | 4 | The Cathedral of Puy-en-Velay is said to be built on the site of an ancient dolmen, part of which is still in existance as La Pierre des Fievres which is kept and presented near to one of the entrances. It is said that this stone is a part of the coverstone for the dolmen which stood in this sacred ... Read More |
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| Dolmen de Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Auvergne:Haute-Loire (43) | Visited | 28th Jul 2005 | -1 | 5 | 3 | The 11th century Chapel St Michel is built on the ridiculously pointed site of the volcanic Aighuille. But it is built on top of the site of a previous chapel, which was said to have been built on top of a dolmen, or some other megalithic structure. | 204 | 197 |
| L'Usteau du Loup | Passage Grave | France | Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63) | Visited | 27th Jul 2005 | 3 | 4 | 4 | To the south of St-Gervazy, near to the hamlet of Unsac, can be found the remains of this fine dolmen, perhaps the largest in the region, and which is signposted from nearby. On a little granite outcrop, near to the village sports ground, surrounded by high hills, it sits under an oak tree.
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| Menhir dit Pierre Fichade | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63) | Visited | 27th Jul 2005 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 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 footpat... Read More |
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| Temple de Mercure | Ancient Temple | France | Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63) | Visited | 26th Jul 2005 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Remains of a Gallo-Roman temple can be seen at the summit of the Puy de Dôme (1465m). | 204 | 194 |
| Menhir de Villars | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63) | Saw from a distance | 26th Jul 2005 | 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 b... Read More |
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| Thedes Menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63) | Saw from a distance | 26th Jul 2005 | Approximately 2 metre tall menhir with an iron cross mounted on the top of it. It is to be found at the D.5 and D.90 road junction just to the west of the hamlet of Theddes, and is marked as a cross on the ign map. I must have driven right by it, perhaps twice. | 204 | 192 | |||
| Dolmen de Samson | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63) | Couldn't find | 26th Jul 2005 | Marked on the ign maps, this is now thought to be a natural rock formation. It looks to be an hours walk from anywhere to get to it in its hilltop position, so I didn't go. However, excavations have been carried out here, and fragments of neolithic pottery were found. | 204 | 191 | |||
| Cournols allée couverte | Passage Grave | France | Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63) | Visited | 25th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | To the south of the village of Cournols, and on a signposted walk from there, can be found the remains of this curious dolmen. Excavated in 1841, various things were found which are now in the Clermont Ferrand museum. Said to be an allée couverte, its not much like any other allée couvertes I have... Read More |
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| Pierre Longue (Fohet) | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63) | Visited | 25th Jul 2005 | 5 | 4 | 5 | This is a lovely menhir standing four and three quarter metres tall at the top of the high hills near the village of Fohet. Its obviously been fairly recently re-erected, as one side is all dirt covered from being on the ground, and there is a sign in the village pointing to "menhir couché"! The vi... Read More |
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| Plateau de Sailles tumulus | Barrow Cemetery | France | Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63) | Visited | 25th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | High up in the hills to the north of St-Nectaire, beside the D.640 road across the Plateau de Sailles, are a couple of round cairns on a hilltop. Closer inspection reveals them to be made of stones piled up, with perhaps some large slabs within. Just seeing these here against the skyline makes me wo... Read More |
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| Dolmen de Pineyre | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63) | Visited | 25th Jul 2005 | 4 | 4 | 4 | High up in the hills to the northwest of St-Nectaire can be found this dolmen, still almost entirely contained within its cairn of stones. The capstone is visible above a chamber, just above the top level of the present day cairn, and is about 4 metres by 3 metres. Apart from one squared corner, and... Read More |
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| Freydefond Menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63) | Visited | 25th Jul 2005 | 2 | 4 | 4 | This is a superbly positioned menhir, made from a hexagonal block of crystalline volcanic basalt, up on top of the high hills overlooking St-Nectaire (of cheese fame) in the deep valley below, and with splendid views all around, except for the various trees and woods in places. It is now only about ... Read More |
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| Saint Roch Menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63) | Visited | 25th Jul 2005 | 3 | 4 | 3 | This menhir can be fairly easily found by following marked footpaths for a mile or so from St-Nectaire to Croix-St-Roche, high up on the hill, beside the track which passes from one valley to the next. It's about 2 metres tall, and made from a hexagonal block of crystalline volcanic basalt, the sort... Read More |
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| Dolmen du Parc (Saint-Nectaire) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63) | Visited | 25th Jul 2005 | 3 | 4 | 3 | This is a pleasant dolmen, sat on a hillside within a sort of sports activity park above the thermal spa and roman baths of St-Nectaire (of cheese fame). It can be found easiest by following the path up the hillside from near to the art-deco Casino, or from other footpaths in the area.
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| Dolmen du Lac (Le Cheix) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63) | Visited | 24th Jul 2005 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Blimey, it was an effort to get here from Mont Dore, along miles and miles of windy narrow roads in the mountains. From the hamlet of Le Cheix on the D.978 road, take the small lane to the south across the river and then winding up into the hills. Despite some trepidation, the camper van got through... Read More |
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| Pierre des Quatre Curés | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63) | Visited | 23rd Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | This crystalline basalt menhir has served as a boundary stone between four parishes since the middle ages, hence it's name. It's not much more than 2 metres high, and looks like it has been mended from broken at some point, but I cant be sure. I was hoping for a bit more from this. On the map it loo... Read More |
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| Farges Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63) | Visited | 23rd Jul 2005 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Take the little country road southwest from Herment, and after a while the dolmen will be signposted. Its in the middle of a field above the hamlet of Farges and easy to see in the field. Unfortunately it’s a complete wreck, having had trees growing in and around it, and probably its share of hits... Read More |
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| Dolmen d'Urbe | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Limousin:Creuse (23) | Visited | 23rd Jul 2005 | 5 | 4 | 4 | In stark contrast to many places, the lovely medeival city of Crocq is proud of its dolmen, which I wasn’t going to bother with as it looks difficult to find on the big map. However, its shown on all the town maps, and clearly signposted along Route du Dolmen from the town. And they sell postcards... Read More |
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| Dolmen de la Croix Blanche (Felletin) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Limousin:Creuse (23) | Couldn't find | 23rd Jul 2005 | To the east of Felletin, on the D.10 road to Crocq, is supposedly this dolmen, at the hamlet of Croix Blanche. I looked long and hard but found nothing except for a sign telling me about it, and how it had had a grant from various people for restoration in 1987-89. Apparently its an Angevin dolmen, ... Read More |
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| Dolmen dit Pierre-la-Fade | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Limousin:Creuse (23) | Visited | 23rd Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | To the west of Aubusson, go through the village of Blessac and take the road west to Sagnas. Continue right through the hamlet until the road runs out at a forest, and becomes a dusty trackwith some marked forest walk footpaths. Within 100 metres, down a little track into the forest, the dolmen can ... Read More |
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| Pierre Bercé (Naillat) | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Limousin:Creuse (23) | Visited | 22nd Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Signposted south from Colondannes, it was however only the one signpost and then 5 kilometers of guessing the way ! From the village of Naillat take the road out to the east at the back of the village, turn left at the cemetary, cross over the river and then go to the left. The Pierre Bercé is then... Read More |
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| Dolmen de la Pierre Euberte | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Limousin:Creuse (23) | Saw from a distance | 22nd Jul 2005 | I thought that I perhaps saw this dolmen on its hillside position, but I could find nowhere to park, and saw no obvious way through the houses and fields to get to where I thought it was. | 204 | 176 | |||
| Saint-Hilaire Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Limousin:Creuse (23) | Couldn't find | 22nd Jul 2005 | I could not find this, despite it being clearly marked on my ign 1:100,000 map. However, it seem to be no longer marked on any new maps, I wonder whether it is a casualty of the N.145 trunk road, or whether it is still to be found somewhere near to the big road junction. | 204 | 175 | |||
| Pierre Folle de Saint-Priest-la-Feuille | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Limousin:Creuse (23) | Visited | 22nd Jul 2005 | 5 | 5 | 4 | What a wonderful little dolmen this is, and so well kept and presented too. What a lovely surprise. It's a bit of a struggle to find from the village of Saint-Priest-la-Feuille (which is on one of the routes to Santiago de Compostella), but take the road towards Lizieres and eventually there are lit... Read More |
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| Menhir des Fichades | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Limousin:Haute-Vienne (87) | Visited | 22nd Jul 2005 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 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 roc... Read More |
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| Bagnol Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Limousin:Haute-Vienne (87) | Visited | 22nd Jul 2005 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Just beside the D.7 Road to the east of the station at Fromental is found this nice little dolmen, with a parking space and picnic area. The egg shaped capstone covers an oval chamber about 3 metres long and 2 metres wide. The pointed end points to the west, sitting on four slide slabs about 1.8 met... Read More |
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| Menhir du Pic | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Limousin:Haute-Vienne (87) | Couldn't find | 22nd Jul 2005 | I could not find this. | 204 | 171 | |||
| Rouffignac Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Limousin:Haute-Vienne (87) | Visited | 22nd Jul 2005 | 3 | 4 | 4 | From the hamlet of Rouffignac, this little dolmen is signposted and easily found, about 400 metres along the track opposite the farm, first to the west, and then south (left) into a little recently cleared area amongst thet trees. The dolmen is a simple thing, with a 2.5 by 2.5 metre capstone sat on... Read More |
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| Pierre a Cupules (Arnac) | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Limousin:Haute-Vienne (87) | Visited | 22nd Jul 2005 | 5 | 3 | 5 | On a green grassy area at the southern edge of the village of Arnac, is found this nice standing stone, standing about 2.5 metres tall. But the noticeable thing about this stone are all the cupules, or cupmarks, engraved into it.
Not immediately obvious in the mid day sunshine, but the first mar... Read More |
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| Ceinturat Menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Limousin:Haute-Vienne (87) | Visited | 22nd Jul 2005 | 4 | 4 | 4 | "Megalithes" are signposted to the south of Montemart, and following these signs takes you first to a parking place from where a 700 metre walk to the Ceinturat Menhir can be taken. I was surprised by how big it is, as it is taller than 5 metres and looks like the top has been broken off. It has a f... Read More |
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| Betoulle dolmen 3 | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Limousin:Haute-Vienne (87) | Saw from a distance | 21st Jul 2005 | Some stone slab remains at the base of a tree in the field the other side of the road. | 204 | 167 | |||
| Betoulle dolmen 1 | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Limousin:Haute-Vienne (87) | Visited | 21st Jul 2005 | 2 | 3 | 4 | I spent quite some time looking for the second dolmen here, in all the hedges and adjacent fields nearby. But never just a few yards across the same field, where a large slab can be found ! Doh ! | 204 | 166 |
| Betoulle dolmen 2 | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Limousin:Haute-Vienne (87) | Visited | 21st Jul 2005 | 4 | 4 | 4 | This is another nice dolmen, found just inside a fieldby the roadside a few kilometres south of Berneuil. You can find it by turning left at the crossroads near La Lue dolmen, and travelling a couple of kilometres until just past the big road on the right.
It is a nice tall dolmen with a nice ca... Read More |
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| Borderie Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Limousin:Haute-Vienne (87) | Visited | 21st Jul 2005 | 4 | 3 | 4 | A couple of kilometres west of Berneuil, along the D.83, turn right at the crossroads besides the La Lue dolmen. After a couple of hundred metres there is a trackway to the right, and signposted "dolmen", and then walk along there for another couple of hundred metres.
This is a very pleasant and... Read More |
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| La Lue Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Limousin:Haute-Vienne (87) | Visited | 21st Jul 2005 | 4 | 3 | 4 | To the west of Berneuil, travel a couple of kilometres along the D.83 and you come to this dolmen at a bend in the road, just after a crossroads, where it is about 30 metres into the field. It has a 4 m by 2 m chamber facing east, made of two long sidestones and with two smaller stones at the back o... Read More |
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| Pierre-Levée (Chiroux) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Visited | 21st Jul 2005 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Atop a little hill overlooking a pond can be found this fine dolmen, 150 metres from the road and signposted with a little parking area. It's chamber is a sort of Vee shape, about 5 metres long and up to 3 metres wide, with its entrance to the east, on a bearing of about 100°. The single large caps... Read More |
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| Dolmen au Grand-Fâ | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Couldn't find | 21st Jul 2005 | I found no sign of any dolmen or other megalithic monument in this village, but there is a place called Pierre Brune on the 1:25000 map to the northwest of the village near the rubbish dump. | 204 | 161 | |||
| Villaigue Dolmen 2 | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Visited | 21st Jul 2005 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Well, I just HAD to come here, to the village of St Martin l'Ars, didn't I. All those years ago, when I started researching and cataloging French megalithic sites, I found two dolmens recorded in the community of St Martin l'Ars, possibly via the Merimee online database. Some time later, I had decid... Read More |
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| Villaigue Dolmen 1 | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Visited | 21st Jul 2005 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Well, I just HAD to come here, to the village of St Martin l'Ars, didn't I. All those years ago, when I started researching and cataloging French megalithic sites, I found two dolmens recorded in the community of St Martin l'Ars, possibly via the Merimee online database. Some time later, I had decid... Read More |
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| Arlait Dolmens | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Visited | 21st Jul 2005 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Being more careful this time, and not in so much of a rush, I was able to find this dolmen. Follow the signs to the north of the village of Chateau Larcher for about a kilometre, and just before the road gets to the top of the hill, stop. There is a little dirt track which crosses the road, and if y... Read More |
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| Vaintray menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Visited | 21st Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Just to the east of the hamlet of Vaintray, and about 100 metres south down a little cross track from the road to Aslonnes, can be found this little menhir, stood in a little grassy clearing amongst bushes in a region left clear of the fields. It is a small triangular stone, only about 1.3 metres ta... Read More |
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| Dolmen de Laverré | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Visited | 21st Jul 2005 | 4 | 4 | 4 | This dolmen is a kilometre or so to the south of the village of Andillé, and can be found in the round wooded area behind the lone house to the northwest of the road. The wooded area is perhaps the remains of a tumulus surrounding the dolmen, which is a nicely made rectangular dolmen. A single caps... Read More |
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| Pouzac Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Visited | 21st Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Even having the detailed map, finding this dolmen was not easy. Go south along the track from the east end of the hamlet of Pouzac, then go right at the crossroads of trackways. Go along here for 100 metres and then the dolmen is to be found in the southern side of the southern hedge, and is getting... Read More |
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| Château-Larcher Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Saw from a distance | 20th Jul 2005 | While trying to find a campsite at Chateau Larcher, I saw lots of signposts to Dolmen. I tried to follow them, they pointed out of the town and then I could find no more. So this was another two dolmens not found on this very frustrating day. However, right outside the chateau, there is a big cross ... Read More |
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| Pouzac Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Couldn't find | 20th Jul 2005 | I could find absolutely no sign of this. I should have the few minutes extra in the shop to have a look at or buy the 1:25000 map, rather than think I could go without. | 204 | 153 | |||
| Andillé Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Saw from a distance | 20th Jul 2005 | 4 | About 50 metres to the south of the road (Route de Dolmen), in a field of sweetcorn, I could just see the top of this dolmen. There was no obvious way of getting to it to have a proper look, but it looks to be the remains of a little simple dolmen. | 204 | 152 | ||
| Vaintray menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Couldn't find | 20th Jul 2005 | Lots of new houses have been built in the area around this menhir, and I could find nowhere to get behind them to have a look. It is all very busy, narrow roads around here. | 204 | 151 | |||
| Dolmen de Laverré | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Couldn't find | 20th Jul 2005 | Most of the fields around here have a bunch of bushes in the middle of them. I went over to two, but they both looked just like field clearance piles. There wasn't anywhere to properly park, nor to turn round and go back to where I think the dolmen must be, so I missed this one. I must try harder. | 204 | 150 | |||
| La Pierre-Levée (Poitiers) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Visited | 20th Jul 2005 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Leaving a major shopping complex having been to buy a new camera, I saw a sign to dolmen, so just followed the signs. Past the Gymnasium de dolmen, past a school and along Rue du Dolmen, and there it is. This suburban dolmen is in a little well tended garden park area amongst the houses in southeast... Read More |
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| Roche d'Avon | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Couldn't find | 20th Jul 2005 | In the book I have about Bougon, there is a map showing a dolmen at Roche D'Avon. A drive past the area and there is nothing obvious to see except a major farm of this name. | 204 | 148 | |||
| Pierre Levée de Bougon | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Couldn't find | 20th Jul 2005 | Unless this is another name for the Dolmen des Sept Chemins, I could find nothing for this. | 204 | 147 | |||
| Les Vinettes | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Couldn't find | 20th Jul 2005 | In the book I have about Bougon, there is a map showing a dolmen and tumulus at Les Vinettes. A drive past the area and there is nothing obvious to see. | 204 | 146 | |||
| Les Doignons | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Couldn't find | 20th Jul 2005 | In the book I have about Bougon, there is a map showing a dolmen and tumulus at Les Doignons. A drive past the area and there is nothing obvious to see. | 204 | 145 | |||
| Croissonnière Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Visited | 20th Jul 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Up on the hill to the southeast of the village of Nanteuil, right behind a road of new houses (Rue du Dolmen) can be found the remains of this little dolmen, a few hundred metres walk from the road. It is not much of a dolmen now, more just a large capstone about 4.5 m by 3.5 m, and a pile of stones... Read More |
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| Dolmen de la Garenne (La Mothe) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Visited | 19th Jul 2005 | 2 | 4 | 4 | The Dolmen de la Garenne at Villedieu-de-Comblé is fairly easily found from the southern end of the village by following Allée du Dolmen up to the top of the hill and then walking along the footpath to the left into the woods. This is in all just a few hundred metres walk.
The dolmen is in a c... Read More |
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| Dolmen du Bourg (Exoudun) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Visited | 19th Jul 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 | The remains of Exoudun dolmen are to be found less than 100 metres from the village centre and road junction, and it is signposted from there. It is a bit of a wreck, and the 5m by 3m capstone has fallen to the south with the collapse down the hill of the side stone. The back stone is still upright.... Read More |
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| Dolmen des Sept Chemins | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Visited | 19th Jul 2005 | 5 | 3 | 5 | La Pierre Levée, Sept Chemins dolmen can be found not far from the Bougon necropolis, which is just a couple of kilometres away. The dolmen, just to the south of the Sept Chemins crossroads, has been recently restored, and sits in a little area with parking and notice board. The chamber is about 3m... Read More |
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| Bougon Tumulus F | Chambered Tomb | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Visited | 19th Jul 2005 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Bougon Tumulus F is a wonderfully reconstructed three stage construction. The earliest part, F1 has a small round dolmen within a cairn made of drystone walling with a corbelled beehive roof. This is said to be the oldest dated man made room in the world. Fantastic. F2 is a long thin construction ad... Read More |
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| Bougon Tumulus E | Chambered Tomb | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Visited | 19th Jul 2005 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Bougon Tumulus E is a rectangular shaped tumulus, containing two dolmenic chambers. One of these would have been covered by a large capstone on top of slabs, while the other was almost certainly corbelled. | 204 | 139 |
| Bougon Tumulus D | Cairn | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Visited | 19th Jul 2005 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Bougon Tumulus D seems to be more a defining line separating the necropolis into two parts. It is about 70 metres in length, but only 1 or 2 metres in width, and it winds in a serpentlike form between the quarries used to get the stone to build the other tumuli. | 204 | 138 |
| Bougon Tumulus C | Chambered Tomb | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Visited | 19th Jul 2005 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Bougon Tumulus C another large round tumulus, with a single small chamber within, about 2 metres by 1 metre. The entrance to this is now open, but the original was sealed. Adjoining on the back of this is another large rectangular tumulus with drystone walling. | 204 | 137 |
| Bougon Tumulus B | Chambered Tomb | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Visited | 19th Jul 2005 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Bougon Tumulus B is a long thin tumulus adjoining A, within which there are two dolmenic chambers, and also two funerary pits in the top. A superb reconstruction has been done here. | 204 | 136 |
| Bougon Tumulus A | Chambered Tomb | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Visited | 19th Jul 2005 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Bougon Tumulus A is a large round mound with a single dolmenic chamber within it. It's a massive dolmen, with a capstone estimated to weigh 90 tonnes on top of a 5 metre by 5 metre chamber 2.5 metres high. It is incredible. It is a pity the french graffitti disease has got here and people are carvin... Read More |
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| Bougon Tumulus | Barrow Cemetery | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Visited | 19th Jul 2005 | 5 | 5 | 5 | A magnificent site not far from the town of St-Maixent-l'Ecole, and signposted for miles around. It was about €4 to get in (2005), and this includes everything. I spent more than three hours here, and went back the next day for more, as it had shut before I had finished seeing everything I wanted ... Read More |
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| Musée des Tumulus de Bougon | Museum | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Visited | 19th Jul 2005 | 5 | 5 | 5 | I don't really know where to start except to say that it's not far from the town of St-Maixent-l'Ecole, and signposted for miles around. It was about €4 to get in, and this includes everything. I spent more than three hours here, and went back the next day for more, as it had shut before I had fin... Read More |
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| Dolmen de Fontenille | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Couldn't find | 19th Jul 2005 | From the village of Faye-l'Abbesse I tried to find the Fontenille double dolmen, hoping that the village had a map with it marked, but there wasn't. All it has is lots of lorries and a difficult traffic scheme. I found a track to Fontenilles farm, but it was all closed off and gated with no way thro... Read More |
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| Pierre Levée du Grand Gât | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Visited | 19th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | A couple of kilometres south of the village of Moutiers-Sous-Argenton, on the little lane to nowhere really, and there is a sign to dolmen, 250m. I walked at least a kilometre along the main track without finding it ! The trick is to not stay on the main track, but to keep straight on always, and ye... Read More |
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| Dolmen dit le Gras du Chien | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Visited | 18th Jul 2005 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Just north of the main dolmen are lots more stones, which seem to make one large, and one small chamber adjoining the first cairn. These are probably to the side of what was the entranceway, facing to the east. | 204 | 130 |
| Pierre Levée (St Léger-de-Montbrun) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Visited | 18th Jul 2005 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Just to the north of the road from the town of Thouars to Loudon, a couple of kilometres east of Thouars, can be found this complex of stones. Firstly, there is a simple dolmen, 3 metres by 2 metres, within a restored circular cairn about 10 metres in diameter. The single capstone sits on two side s... Read More |
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| Monpalais Dolmen 6 | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Visited | 18th Jul 2005 | 2 | 3 | 4 | As I was walking back to the campervan, I noticed a tree and some bushes in the middle of the field on the other side of the road. Now, why would they be there ? Yep, it's another dolmen, but not in very good condition. Like the others, it has been tidied up, and now consists of a chamber in a littl... Read More |
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| Monpalais Dolmen 5 | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Visited | 18th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Further west from the first four dolmens, towards the new houses, can be found another little dolmen in the middle of a field, which again has been nicely restored. It is a simple thing with a 2 m by 2 m capstone sitting on top of two side slabs and a back stone. It opens up to the east on about 060... Read More |
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| Monpalais Dolmen 4 | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Visited | 18th Jul 2005 | 5 | 3 | 4 | A few hundred metres north of the first dolmens can be easily seen and reached this large dolmen, which from the south looks like it is going to be an Angevin dolmen. However, upon reaching it, it is a V shaped dolmen in an oval mound. Another superb bit of restoration, this large dolmen sits in an ... Read More |
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| Monpalais Dolmen 3 | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Visited | 18th Jul 2005 | 5 | 3 | 4 | This is another small simple dolmen, about 150 metres to the west of the large dolmen 4. A 3 m by 2 m capstone sits on what appears to be two side stones and a back stone, with the entrance looking to the north. The stones sit in a little 7 metre diameter mound of stones, and in fact the chamber is ... Read More |
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| Monpalais Dolmen 2 | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Visited | 18th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Just 50 metres west of Taizé No 1 is this poor little thing. It also looks to have been recently excavated and restored, but there can't have been much to work on. There is a collapsed capstone and two side stones, and also probably the backstone, but it is now all nearly flat to the ground. For wh... Read More |
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| Monpalais Dolmen 1 | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Visited | 18th Jul 2005 | 5 | 3 | 4 | This is a beautifully restored dolmen with entry couloir sitting on and in a little stone cairn. The chamber is about 3 metres by 2 metres opening to the east, with a single stone acting to close off half the entry. It has a single capstone covering only the western end. Around it is a double walled... Read More |
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| Monpalais | Barrow Cemetery | France | Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) | Visited | 18th Jul 2005 | 3 | 4 | There are a couple of dolmens marked here on my map, but when I get here there is a sign and a parking area, and before I even get out of the van I can see four dolmens ! In all there are remains of about a dozen dolmens here, many of which have been recently restored. It is a pity about the busy ro... Read More |
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| Dolmen de Champs Lochet | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Visited | 18th Jul 2005 | 2 | 4 | 3 | This dolmen can be found about a kilometre walk along a farm track to the east of the Chantebrault dolmens, and then into a field by a wooded copse. It is fairly ruinous, just a large capstone balanced at a serious angle between the ground and one side support stone. It's about 4 metres square, and ... Read More |
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| La Petite Pierre Levée (Chantebrault) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Visited | 18th Jul 2005 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Just about 80 metres from the first dolmen, in the next field, is a large stone, which look to be the remains of another dolmen. | 204 | 120 |
| La Grande Pierre Levée (Chantebrault) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Visited | 18th Jul 2005 | 4 | 3 | 4 | This dolmen is not far off the side of the road up on a windy ridge a couple of kilometres south of the village of St Laon. I cannot figure out what it is the remains of, it could be an allée couverte with lateral entry, or it could be a double chambered dolmen with the entrance between the two. Wh... Read More |
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| Dolmen dit la Pierre-de-Verre | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Visited | 18th Jul 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 | In the back garden of a house to the north west of the St Laon village centre, and not far from a busy road, can be found the remains of this. Whatever this dolmen was, it has been altered about with quite a bit, including fairly recently being dug into on the west side to be made into a goat house.... Read More |
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| Dolmen de Briande 2 | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Visited | 18th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 3 | A few more hundred metres across another field from the first dolmen, and there are the remains of another fairly large dolmen. This one is clearly of the Angevin type with a 5 m by 3 m main chamber with a single large capstone now fallen into the middle. At the southeast there is the remains of a c... Read More |
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| Dolmen de Briande 1 | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Visited | 18th Jul 2005 | 4 | 3 | 3 | A couple of hundred metres away from the large tumulus, towards the railway line and across a field can be found a nice dolmen 6 metres long, 2 metres wide and 2 metres high. Three capstones sit on three pairs of side stones, but there is no evidence of any entrance or closing slabs. | 204 | 116 |
| Tumulus de Chassigny | Round Barrow(s) | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Visited | 18th Jul 2005 | 4 | 3 | 4 | This is a blinking great big mound, it must be 50 metres in diameter and 10 metres high. It looks to have been well dug into and messed about with, but there is nothing obvious to see except for the large mound. I wonder what is underneath. | 204 | 115 |
| La Pierre-Levée de Maisonneuve | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Couldn't find | 18th Jul 2005 | This is marked on my ign 1:100,000 map, but down a dead end lane into a forest southeast of Loudun. I had a good look round, but there were no signs or anything, and in the thick bushy forest I didn't really stand a chance. | 204 | 114 | |||
| Le Carroir Bon-Air | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Centre:Indre-et-Loire (37) | Visited | 18th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 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, ... Read More |
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| l'Accomodement Menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 17th Jul 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Passing again, I tried again to find this menhir. This stone is actually right beside the railway cutting on the eastern side, just to the south of the new ring road, and visible from it. It is on the hilltop, but fallen - perhaps just put there when they were building the railway - who knows ? The ... Read More |
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| Dolmen du Griffier | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 17th Jul 2005 | 2 | 3 | 4 | This dolmen can be found in a field beside the road running west from the village of Coulon, after about a kilometre. The remains are enclosed in a clump of bushes and a tree, about 20 metres from the road. The capstone has collapsed, leaving what at first look is not much more than a heap of stones... Read More |
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| Dolmen de la Fontaine au Son 2 | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Visited | 17th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 5 | There are two dolmens here, about 30 metres apart, near to the Fontaines de Son water treatment plant. The western dolmen is slightly bigger, and in a bit better condition. It seems to have a north south oriented chamber, with two capstones surviving, covering the southern part of the 8 metre long c... Read More |
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| Dolmen de la Fontaine au Son 1 | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Visited | 17th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 5 | There are two dolmens here, about 30 metres apart, near to the Fontaines de Son water treatment plant. The eastern dolmen is now fenced off, partly because of the water works, but probably also because it looks to be in a dangerous state, It is an Angevin dolmen with a 4m by 2.5 m chamber underneath... Read More |
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| Vaon Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Visited | 17th Jul 2005 | 4 | 4 | 4 | This nice dolmen can be found about a kilometre southeast of the village of Trois-Moutiers, and is easy to find because it is signposted. It is about a 300 metre walk from where you can park near to a barn. It is a fairly complete Angevin dolmen with a 5m by 2.5m main chamber fronted at the east end... Read More |
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| La Pierre Crapaud | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Visited | 17th Jul 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 | This dolmen can be found a few hundred metres down a track to the south west of the village of Trois-Moutiers, where it resides just inside a field which was full of sunflowers when I visited, which meant that i could not get right to the dolmen. What I could see is a large capstone sat on top of so... Read More |
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| La Roche Vernaise | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Couldn't find | 17th May 2005 | 1 | 2 | 4 | On top of a hillock near a junction of lanes to the west of La Roche Vernaise is a big jumble of large stones. It is hard to know whether this is the actual dolmen, or just a load of field clearance stones, but it was the only likely candidate I found in this area. Perhaps it has all been fairly rec... Read More |
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| Dolmen d'Epennes | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Visited | 17th Jul 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Not marked on any of my maps, but I found this mentioned from the same source that I found out the information about the nearby Pierre Folle. It is just to the east of the hamlet of Epennes, south of Bournand, about 300 metres from the road junction and across a field.
It looks to be a fairly st... Read More |
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| La Pierre-Folle allée couverte | Passage Grave | France | Poitou:Vienne (86) | Couldn't find | 17th Jul 2005 | To the north of Bournand, but in a very vaguely marked place on my map, is marked the Pierre Folle allée couverte. In the village of Bournand, there is a sign pointing to the Pierre Folle, but as is often the case, there are no more signs later, and try as I might, without a detailed map I could no... Read More |
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| Dolmen de la Pierrelée | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 16th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Just to the south of Montsoreau, on the hills above the Loire valley can be found this strange dolmen. It was difficult to find and to park nearby, but its close to the Tete Loire cycle route, and signposted about 50 metres into a field under some trees. What's left of this Angevine dolmen is still... Read More |
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| l'Accomodement Menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Couldn't find | 16th Jul 2005 | Somewhere between a new major road junction and a railway junction, in farmland. I tried, including driving round many farm tracks, but could find no signs of this at all. | 204 | 102 | |||
| Grande Pierre de la Prée de Thouars | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Couldn't find | 16th Jul 2005 | Supposedly near the river Thouet south of Lenay, and it looked easy to find from the map. I looked, but found nothing, despite walking for what seemed like miles. It must be behind the farm somewhere. | 204 | 101 | |||
| La Pierre de Lenay | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Couldn't find | 16th Jul 2005 | This menhir is supposedly right by the river Thouet at Lenay, and looked as if it would be easy to find. I looked, and looked again, but found nothing. Must be on private land. | 204 | 100 | |||
| Menhir dit de Grésil | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Couldn't find | 16th Jul 2005 | 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... Read More |
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| Pierre Fiche de Chacé | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 16th Jul 2005 | 3 | 4 | 4 | This is a nice menhir to find, a few hundred metres walk along a track near to the river Thouet, just to the west of the village of Chacé. The menhir is about 4 metres high, 2 metres wide and with a sloping top, as so many do have. It is signposted from the road, and they go to the effort of cuttin... Read More |
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| La Vacherie Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 16th Jul 2005 | 4 | 5 | 4 | This is a nice little site, and easy to find to the south of Distré, as it is signposted. The dolmenis in a little woodland clearing in a marshy area, which makes it nice and green and shady on this hot afternoon. The dolmen is what I am now taking to be a standard Angevine dolmen, with a 4m by 3m ... Read More |
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| La Pierre Couverte de Mousseau | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 16th Jul 2005 | 3 | 4 | 4 | This is a fairly ruined Angevine type dolmen, in a field of sunflowers just to the east of the village of Ulmes, reached by a couple of hundred metres walk in a gap in the crops. The chamber would have been about 4 metres wide by 5 metres long, with an entranceway at the northeast, which is several ... Read More |
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| Dolmens du Bois de la Chenaise | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Couldn't find | 16th Jul 2005 | This is within a fenced off and private area. There was no way I could get to see this one, which is in a wood on top of a hill. | 204 | 95 | |||
| Le Petit Dolmen de Bagneux | Passage Grave | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Saw from a distance | 16th Jul 2005 | High up on a cliff edge (because of a quarry) this dolmen can just about be seen through the trees from the roadside next to the cemetary. However, its on private land, and a proper viewing is not possible. It looks like a pretty big dolmen despite its name, and perhaps a more typical Angevine dolme... Read More |
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| Le Grand Dolmen de Bagneux | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 16th Jul 2005 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 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,... Read More |
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| Pierre Couverte de Corbeau | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 16th Jul 2005 | 4 | 4 | 4 | This one is quite easy to find, as it is signposted from the nearby hamlet of Bournée, and there is a little picnic area there, despite nowhere decent to park a camper van. It is on top of a hill, in a nice shady wooded area, surrounded by vines, roses and sunflowers, with Troglodyte villages and d... Read More |
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| Dolmen de la Madeleine (Gennes) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 16th Jul 2005 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Went back as my photos were out of focus, having forgotten to switch off the macro function yesterday. | 204 | 91 |
| Menhir du Bois Gilbert | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 15th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Just outside of Gennes beside the D.751 road is this pointy topped menhir, near to the corner of a field by a cement works. It is about 4 metres tall, and of the local sarsen stone. | 204 | 90 |
| Dolmen de la Motte | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 15th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Just to the east of the village of Chemellier, and actually signposted from it, this dolmen is about 800 metres walk from where the road runs out, and just inside the forest. While I was there, there were a couple of deer mooching around nearby, and also a wasps nest inside the dolmen. Beware ! Unti... Read More |
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| Caillère Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 15th Jul 2005 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Despite not being marked on any of my maps, this dolmen is easy to find, right at the side of the street in the middle of Caillère, near to the manor. It's about 3.5 metres square, with four large sidestones and a single capstone. It shows evidence of having been lived in, with steps down into it, ... Read More |
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| Etiau standing stones | Standing Stones | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 15th Jul 2005 | 5 | Several standing stones to the north of Etiau Dolmen at the road junction. | 204 | 87 | ||
| Etiau Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 15th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 5 | In an area to the west of the hamlet, in an area rich in natural rock outcrops, can be found this strange little dolmen. It would appear that a large capstone has been positioned over a natural chamber, which is about 4 metres by 2 metres, this being a sort of split in the rocks. But there is more t... Read More |
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| Bajouillière Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 15th Jul 2005 | 5 | 3 | 5 | Down a long track from near Bourgneuf, when you eventually get there this dolmen has parking and a picnic area. It is also the only one I have seen all day in this area that is signposted. Bizarrely, there is an owl hooting somewhere nearby, although it is 4:00pm on a scorching hot afternoon. This i... Read More |
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| Butte-aux-Houx alignement | Stone Row / Alignment | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 15th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Try as I might, I couldn't find any of these menhirs shown on the ign 1:25000 map. The map shows 5 menhirs lined up along the ridge, but the forest and undergrowth here is very thick, and there are many private keep out signs. Some of the area they are shown in is being bulldozed and flattened, no d... Read More |
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| Dolmen des Varennes de Cumeray 1 | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 15th Jul 2005 | 2 | 3 | 3 | A hundred or so metres southeast of the menhir is this difficult to find dolmen, buried deep in the undergrowth. Although the capstone has completely collapsed and broken into several pieces, its easy to see that there was a rectangular chamber, about 3.5m by 2 metres with an entrance to the east. I... Read More |
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| Pierre-de-Nézan | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 15th Jul 2005 | 2 | 3 | 3 | This stone is a longish walk, more than a kilometre, from anywhere, and can be found near to a junction of forest tracks. It is about 3 metres long, with a slanted top, but is leaning so much that I'd say it was fallen ! Thankfully most of the walk is in the shade, it is so hot and humid today, 42°... Read More |
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| Menhir des Varennes de Cumeray | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 15th Jul 2005 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 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. | 204 | 81 |
| Pierre-qui-Pousse (Le Sale Village) | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 15th Jul 2005 | 4 | 3 | 5 | This six metre tall menhir stands just beside the road between Le Sale Village and Nideville, to the west of Gennes, amongst some modern houses. In fact, it is on the opposite side of the road to where it is marked on my ign 1:25000 map, and looks like it might have been moved here fairly recently. ... Read More |
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| Dolmen de la Forêt (Gennes) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 15th Jul 2005 | 4 | 4 | 5 | About half a kilometre to the northwest of La Pierre Longue, and at a junction of lanes can be found this dolmen, right beside the road. It's a typical Angevin dolmen, with its main chamber being 4 metres by 2.5 metres and rectangular, made with large single slabs along the sides and back. It has tw... Read More |
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| Pierre Longue du Bouchet | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 15th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | A fine menhir, standing around 3.5 metres tall near the top of a hill amongst the fields and forests. Its a nice triangular shaped slab of the local sarsen like stone. It is fairly easily found with the ign 1:25000 map, a few hundred metres walk along a track from the roadside above Bouchet. | 204 | 78 |
| Dolmen de la Pagerie | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 15th Jul 2005 | 4 | 3 | 4 | This monster dolmen can be found a few hundred metres up the GR.XX footpath from near the farm of the same name, just to the southwest of Gennes. It is another of the enormous dolmens they have around here, with the main chamber being 10 metres long by 5 metres wide, made using enormous slabs of the... Read More |
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| Avort Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 15th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Found about 80 metres to the west of the D.70 road southwest of Gennes, with a trackway leading to it. Its a typical Angevine dolmen with a 4 m by 2.5 m chamber, made using large slabs covered by a single large capstone. The entrance, and its two porch stones, is to the east. It is still substantial... Read More |
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| Dolmen de la Madeleine (Gennes) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 15th Jul 2005 | 4 | 3 | 5 | What a monster this is, its bigger than my house ! Easily found just to the south of Gennes, beside the D.69 road to Doué, at the top of the hill. Cannot be missed. It's a fairly simple thing, but the proportions are enormous.
The rectangular chamber is 11 metres long, 4.5 metres wide and 3.5 m... Read More |
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| Beaupréau Menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 14th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Thirty metres to the west of the dolmen is a nice pointed menhir, probably about 3 metres high, but in a fenced off field with cows in, so I left it alone. | 204 | 73 |
| Beaupréau Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 14th Jul 2005 | 4 | 4 | 4 | About 600 metres walk round the back of the farm can be found this dolmen and its outlying menhir, which can clearly be seen from the road. The farmer was only too pleased to point it out to me. It's a fairly large Angevine dolmen, with chamber 4 metres by 3 metres, with a single capstone sitting on... Read More |
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| Dolmen de la Colleterie | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Couldn't find | 14th Jul 2005 | I had no chance of finding this, although I tried very hard for quite some length of time. The roads around here are all barricaded off so that they can build the new motorway north of Angers. I don't think that the dolmen marked on my map will be in the path of the motorway. I had a long walk round... Read More |
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| Dolmen de Romme | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Couldn't find | 14th Jul 2005 | I saw no evidence of this one, supposedly just to the northeast of the ruined chateau, beside the river Romme. The best option is that it is somewhere down a private and gated trackway. | 204 | 70 | |||
| Dolmen du Champ-du-Ruisseau | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 | Visited | 14th Jul 2005 | 3 | 2 | 3 | On a signposted village walk, just to the east of the village of Villemaison can be found this dolmen. It is a little allée couverte about 6 metres long and still partly within a mound, and has four capstones still covering the passage. There are also some entry blocking slabs.
I was just about... Read More |
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| La Pierre Couvretière (Ancenis) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Pays de la Loire:Loire-Atlantique | Visited | 14th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 5 | The remains of this dolmen can be found by following the road along the north bank of the river Loire to the east of Ancenis chateau for about 800 metres, beyond the little pleasure boat port and into the industrial estate. It is signposted, and there is a little grassy open area between industrial ... Read More |
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| Pierres Meslières Menhirs | Standing Stones | France | Pays de la Loire:Loire-Atlantique | Visited | 14th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Pierres Meslières, menhir 2: This menhir is between 3 and 4 metres tall, with a lot of ivy growing on it, besides the trackway at the bottom of the vineyard to the south of the rock outcrop. It is in need of a haircut. | 204 | 67 |
| Pierres Meslières Menhirs | Standing Stones | France | Pays de la Loire:Loire-Atlantique | Visited | 14th Jul 2005 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pierres Meslières, menhir 1: This is a squat little menhir, half hidden in the hedge and bank between the railway and the vineyard. It is possible that ground level is now much higher here than it was, the railway line being about 10 metres lower. As I write, a TGV whizzes past. The remaining menhi... Read More |
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| Pierre Meslière | Ancient Village or Settlement | France | Pays de la Loire:Loire-Atlantique | Visited | 14th Jul 2005 | 2 | 3 | 4 | This was most unexpected, I saw a sign to this from St Géréon, so just followed the signs. There is a large rocky outcrop high above the river Loire, around which evidence of man living here has been found dating back to the paleolithic. From the neolithic period, when the settlement was extended,... Read More |
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| La Pierre Blanche (Oudon) | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Pays de la Loire:Loire-Atlantique | Visited | 14th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | This is a massive lump of white quartz, more than 4 metres tall and 3 metres wide, in a vineyard up on the hills overlooking the beautiful Loire river, to the north of Oudon. As seems to be the case with this quartz, it keeps lovely and cool on a scorching hot day, and is nice and sparkly. | 204 | 64 |
| La Pierre Percée (La Chapelle-Basse-Mer) | Modern Stone Circle etc | France | Pays de la Loire:Loire-Atlantique | Visited | 14th Jul 2005 | 3 | 4 | I dont know whether there ever was an ancient menhir here, but today there is a modern sculpture of a woman looking out over the Loire, with a hole of course, and its rather nice. | 204 | 63 | |
| L'Armoirie menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Couldn't find | 13th Jul 2005 | I could not find the forest track which leads to this menhir, again there are no signposts obvious, and this stone is not even marked on the ign 1:25000 map, so I didn’t spend long looking.
Supposedly it’s a 1.5 metre tall menhir that has been broken, standing to the southwest of the alignem... Read More |
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| Kornevec Alignement | Stone Row / Alignment | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 13th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | This alignement can be found just to the south of Loge Charlotte, and is signposted. The alignement is a row of menhirs, now nearly all fallen, which runs for about 300 metres through the forest on a bearing of 065°. The stones are all about 3 metres in length, and are spaced at about 4 metre inter... Read More |
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| Lann-er-Bein allée couverte | Passage Grave | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Couldn't find | 13th Jul 2005 | I had a quick look for this, now to be found somewhere in the outskirts and building land of Camors, but could see no signs or obvious place for it to be, so moved on. | 204 | 60 | |||
| Toul Er Rest Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Couldn't find | 13th Jul 2005 | I had a quick look for this, now to be found somewhere in the outskirts and building land of Camors, but could see no signs or obvious place for it to be, so moved on. | 204 | 59 | |||
| L'Etoile allée couverte | Passage Grave | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Couldn't find | 13th Jul 2005 | After all the time spent looking for the previous stones, I thought that I'd best not go on another long walk through the forest to try and find this one. My notes and books say that it is difficult to find, so I left it alone. | 204 | 58 | |||
| Allée Couverte de Men Braz | Passage Grave | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 13th Jul 2005 | 1 | 4 | 4 | In the vicinity of the Men-Braz are many other stones, which I am lead to believe are the remains of a much wrecked dolmen. | 204 | 57 |
| Men Braz menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 13th Jul 2005 | 3 | 5 | 4 | I wasted best part of an hour for this stone to clear of about 30 to 40 scouts having lunch and playing games here. Eventually they left so I could look at the stone on my own. It is easy to find from the L'Etoiles roundabout, where there is a few parking places. Take the forest track south for a co... Read More |
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| Men-Bihan Allée Couverte | Passage Grave | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 13th Jul 2005 | 2 | 4 | 3 | About 50 metres from Men-Bihan is a line of 5 flat stones, looking very much like they have been placed there. There might be remnants of stones underneath. The line is about 10 metres long, and is oriented roughly east to west. Is this the remains of an allée couverte, or just natural ? | 204 | 55 |
| Menhir de Men Bihan | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 13th Jul 2005 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 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 granit... Read More |
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| Petit-Resto menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 13th Jul 2005 | 3 | 2 | 5 | This menhir can be seen at the edge of the road, but it is difficult to stop or turn round here. It is a sort of triangular stone, perhaps 2 metres high, just at the edge of a field. It has weird weathering, and looks like it has got a tide mark on it. | 204 | 53 |
| Soldats-de-Saint-Cornély | Stone Row / Alignment | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 13th Jul 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 | This site consists of three parallel rows of stones, about 140 in all, running southeast to northwest, spaced at about 40 metres from each other, but what a terrible state these poor soldiers have fallen into. Not only has a road junction been built right into the middle of them, and a forest grown ... Read More |
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| Dolmen de Roh Du 1 | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 12th Jul 2005 | 4 | 4 | 4 | This simple dolmen, still half within its small round mound, can be found a few hundred metres walk into the forest from a signposted parking place nearby. It has been dated to between 2000 and 2400 BC, and has a very simple form, reminiscent to the dolmens to be found further to the south of France... Read More |
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| Kermorvan Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 12th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 5 | This is the remains of a little dolmen at the roadside to the southwest of Moustoir-Ac. There is a single capstone, approximately round with diameter 2.5 metres, sitting on top of four or five uprights. There are a few more stones around the area. It is possible that this is the end of an allée cou... Read More |
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| Menhir du Mené | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 12th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 5 | This tall thin menhir is built into a roadside bank, and is more than 4 metres tall from the top of that. If the ground level is at the road level, the menhir would be 7 metres tall. It is difficult to get to see due to all the undergrowth, but when round the back, in amongst the brambles, it looks ... Read More |
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| Cosquéro Menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Couldn't find | 12th Jul 2005 | The trackway through to this menhir was barricaded off with private signs on it, so I didn’t get to the menhir. It is said to be the largest still standing menhir in Morbihan. | 204 | 48 | |||
| Kermarquer menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 12th Jul 2005 | 5 | 5 | 4 | This superb menhir can be found in a little woodland clearing, not far from the roadside to the southwest of Moustoir-Ac. It is signposted, and there is a little parking area.
The menhir, which is slightly leaning, must be getting on for 7 metres tall, and it has been mostly shaped and smoothed,... Read More |
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| Kerara Menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 12th Jul 2005 | 4 | 4 | 4 | This is a nice shaped menhir, just under 4 metres tall, standing in a little clearing in an area of many natural granite rocks. It is just beside the road and has a parking place and signpost, from which it is about a 50 metre walk. Its got some lovely shade for this very hot and sunny afternoon. It... Read More |
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| Larcuste cairns 3 | Chambered Cairn | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 12th Jul 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 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. | 204 | 45 |
| Larcuste cairns 2 | Chambered Cairn | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 12th Jul 2005 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 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 ... Read More |
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| Larcuste cairns 1 | Chambered Cairn | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 12th Jul 2005 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Cairn 1, the northern of the two, contains two dolmens with entry passageways, which both open to the east. The chambers are made up of alternating slabs and drystone walling. Only the northern chamber has its capstone in place, along with one of its passageway covers.
If the reconstruction is a... Read More |
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| Larcuste Cairns | Chambered Cairn | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 12th Jul 2005 | 4 | 4 | 4 | The remains of these chambered cairns are easily found by following the plentiful roadsigns a couple of kilometres to the south of Colpo. This well known and important site occupies a hilltop position in open countryside, but has a large area set aside around it. What it consists of these days are t... Read More |
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| Kerjagu Menhirs | Standing Stones | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 12th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Just to the north of the allée couverte and almost in the garden of a house are a couple of menhirs, one standing about 3 metres tall, the other broken and fallen beside it. This fallen stone would have probably been taller than the one still standing. | 204 | 41 |
| Kerjagu allée couverte | Passage Grave | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 12th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | A pleasant little allée couverte which cn be found round the back of the farm of the same name. Although the eastern end is very damaged, the passageway can be seen to be about 10 metres long. Many of the sidestones lean on each other, and with the lack of capstones I wonder whether it is of the Ar... Read More |
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| Kerarmel Menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 12th Jul 2005 | 4 | 3 | 5 | This nice pointed deltoid menhir must be over 5 metres in height, and is easily found just beside the D.778 road south of St Jean-Brévelay by the farm of the same name. It seems a strange position to me, on a hillside. It has a chestnut tree growing beside it, and from many angles it looks like the... Read More |
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| Lann Doaur menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 12th Jul 2005 | 4 | 3 | 5 | This menhir, more than 4 metres tall (4.5m), is right beside the dirt track between Kertuhet and Kercado. Its almost 3 metres in width, but less than a metre thick | 204 | 38 |
| Kerherne-Bodunan dolmen | Passage Grave | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 12th Jul 2005 | 3 | 5 | 3 | This lovely monument is to be found in some lovely oak woodland high on top of a hill overlooking a stream. It is signposted from nearby, but there is nowhere really to park, and it’s a fair walk along a track and then up a woodland footpath.
The monument is a strange one, which uses a natural... Read More |
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| La Moustoir stèle | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 12th Jul 2005 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Just round the southwest side of the little chapel at Moustoir can be found this nice granite stele. Its about 2.3 metres tall and nicely shaped, with a flat face facing to the southeast. Onto this face has been carved a cross. | 204 | 36 |
| Kergonfalz Tumulus | Chambered Tomb | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 12th Jul 2005 | 4 | 5 | 4 | To the west of Bigan, and signposted from there, can be found this dolmen almost completely still within its large mound, just over the road from the easily found allée couverte. The mound must be about 25 metres in diameter, and up to 5 metres high within woodland. The rectangular chamber is about... Read More |
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| Kergonfalz allée couverte | Passage Grave | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 12th Jun 2005 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Just to the west of Bigan, and signposted from there, can be found the remains of this allée couverte right at a road junction. The allée is 9 metres long and oriented to the south, at a bearing of 185°. At the north end there is a closing slab and a little ante chamber behind that. One stone has... Read More |
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| St Jean-Brévelay stèle | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 12th Jul 2005 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Right out the back of the church, is the remains of an iron age stele, almost used as a roadsign. | 204 | 33 |
| St Jean-Brévelay menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 12th Jul 2005 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Right outside the church is a splendid 4 to 5 metre tall menhir. It looks like an original, but I couldn’t find it mentioned in any of my books. | 204 | 32 |
| Colého Menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Couldn't find | 11th Jul 2005 | Marked on my map as not far from the roadside near to a junction, I thought that this would be an easy menhir to visit. However, the woodland is very thick and filled with bracken, and I could not get to see it. | 204 | 31 | |||
| Dolmen de Men-Gouarec | Passage Grave | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Saw from a distance | 11th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | This allée couverte with carved breasts on the back stone is signposted from miles around, and with its own little parking place and signpost. However, when I visited, I was not able to reach it as the farmer has a crop of sweetcorn growing all around it and there was absolutely no way through. thi... Read More |
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| La Quenouille de Gargantua | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Couldn't find | 11th Jul 2005 | I could not find this. | 204 | 29 | |||
| Roche de Migourdy | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 11th Jul 2005 | 4 | 4 | 3 | This was a nice one to find, and is a few hundred metres walk up a track and then across a field to the south of the village of Kergoff, which itself is a few kilometres south of Plumelic. What you find is a nice 25 metre diameter mound at the top of the hill in a field, covered as usual with trees ... Read More |
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| Babouin et Babouine | Standing Stones | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 11th Jul 2005 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Deep in the forest to the east of Trédion can be found these two bizarre menhirs. Babouin, the baboon, is only about 1.4 metres tall, but has been resculpted at some point to have a flat front surface with a rounded shaft below a larger rounded head. On the flat face of this head has been carved a ... Read More |
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| Grande Villeneuve Menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 11th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 5 | This menhir is to be found in a garden in the hamlet of the same name, a kilometre or so to the north of Tredion. The menhir is about 4 metres tall and nicely shaped, although it looks to have lost its top at some point, due to a lightning strike. | 204 | 26 |
| Menhir Fourchu | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 11th Jul 2005 | 4 | 3 | 5 | This is a nice menhir stood at the side of the road just to the east of Lezonnais. It is about 3.5 metres tall, 1.5 metres wide and only 0.3 metres thick, and has a nicely forked shape at the top, hence its name, and a sort of nose on one side. Around this area are many stones stood up beside the ro... Read More |
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| Grand Breuil Menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 11th Jul 2005 | 4 | 3 | 5 | This menhir is easily found at Grand Breuil, right at the junction of the D.112 and the road for Lezonnais. The stone is about 3 metres tall, and in a little grassy area beside the road junction. It looks to have been nicely shaped, and is cared for to this day. There is a very nice garden on the op... Read More |
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| Pierre Tabulaire de la Bataille | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 11th Jul 2005 | 3 | 4 | 3 | This is a massive slab of rock deep in the forest, found by following a trackway which now has a private sign on it, but I went for a look anyhow. I would think it is a natural slab of granite with its dimensions 10 metres by up to 5 metres, but it would appear to have been used as a capstone to a b... Read More |
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| Menhirs de Coëby 1 | Standing Stones | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 11th Jul 2005 | 3 | 4 | 3 | At the junction of lanes in the forest, there are a couple of menhirs. Both are about 3 metres high, and they are about 15 metres apart. Not marked on any map I have seen, they are however easy to find. | 204 | 22 |
| Dolmen de Coëby 2 | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Couldn't find | 11th Jul 2005 | This is supposedly just beside the road, but the forest was far too thick for me to be able to find it. | 204 | 21 | |||
| Dolmen de Coëby 1 | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 11th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | In the thick forest, just beside the D.766 road north of the Grande Loge can be found the remains of this dolmen. It's difficult to tell exactly what it is the remains of, but there are half a dozen large stones still standing. It was possibly a large simple chamber of which the capstones have now f... Read More |
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| La Pierre Branlante (Trédion) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Couldn't find | 11th Jul 2005 | The track up to this from the road between Tredion and Ervan was gated and with a keep out sign. I hoped I would be able to perhaps get to this later from the other side in the forest, but there was no such luck. | 204 | 19 | |||
| La Loge au Loup | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 11th Jul 2005 | 4 | 5 | 4 | Easily found a few kilometres south of Trédion just to the west of the D.1 road to Elven, this nice site is signposted and has a parking place from where it’s a couple of hundred metres walk up into the lovely woodland on the ridgetop. I thought it to be a strange monument, which looks in some wa... Read More |
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| Grand Village allée couverte | Passage Grave | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 10th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | To the southeast of the village of Caro, and signposted with a little parking area, can be found this allée couverte, a few hundred metres walk from the parking. It is one of the longest allée couvertes around, at about 25 metres, but apart from the two large end stones, not much is left standing ... Read More |
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| Maison Neuve menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 10th Jul 2005 | 4 | 4 | 5 | This is a beautiful white quartz menhir standing beside the road to Morhannais to the northeast of Monterrain. It is about 3.5 metres high, and there are several other blocks of quartz beside it, which are either bits which have fallen off it, another broken menhir, or simple field clearance stones.... Read More |
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| Piprais menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 10th Jul 2005 | 4 | 3 | 4 | This 4.5 metre tall menhir can be found in a field of sweetcorn just to the northeast of the village of Monterrain, near to a roadside cross. The menhir, a white quartz looking stone, seems to be splitting into two. Apparently there is another fallen stone nearby, but hidden from view by the maize. | 204 | 15 |
| Dolmen de la Maison-Trouvée | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 10th Jul 2005 | 4 | 4 | 3 | This is an Angevin type dolmen with a massive rectangular chamber still mostly buried within its tree covered mound. The chamber is about 4.5 metres by 2.5 metres and is topped by a massive 6 metres by 3 metres capstone. As often seems to be the case with the Angevin dolmens I have seen, the side sl... Read More |
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| L'Hotié de Viviane | Chambered Tomb | France | Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) | Visited | 10th Jul 2005 | 3 | 5 | 3 | This can be found about a kilometre walk from the same car park that is used to visit the Tombeau des Géants, but in the other direction. It is signposted. Just below and to the north of a ridge with tremendous views can be found this little grave, about 3 metres long and 1 metre wide, made with 1.... Read More |
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| Tombeau des Géants | Passage Grave | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 10th Jul 2005 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Also known as "Roche a la Vieille", or "Old Hag's Rock", this is a strange little monument high up in the hills by the GR37 footpath, a kilometre or so from a large parking area. What it is now is a 4 metre long, 1 metre wide coffre type grave, made using 4 large stone slabs and many other smaller s... Read More |
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| La Verrie menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 10th Jul 2005 | 4 | 2 | 5 | This is a nice stone, fairly easily found near to the farm of La Verrie a kilometre or so to the northeast of Monteneuf. The stone is nearly 5 metres tall and 4.5 metres in width, but is less than 0.5 metre thick. It resembles the comb of a cockerel the way the top edge has become serrated. The ston... Read More |
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| Chomet de Coëtplan | Stone Row / Alignment | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Couldn't find | 10th Jul 2005 | Despite being on the signposts of the megalithic walk, I could not find this 4 metre tall menhir and its fallen companions. The menhir is the only one now standing of a little alignment, the other stones small and fallen, but it is on private property which is probably why I missed it, despite a ver... Read More |
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| Rocher Maheux | Passage Grave | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 10th Jul 2005 | 2 | 3 | 3 | What a terrible state the remains of this allée couverte are in. It seems to have been pushed about to the edge of the field, and is now not much more than a row of stones in the edge of a wood. The remains are about a dozen slabs, roughly lined up, but probably only in line with the edge of the fi... Read More |
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| Lande de Rousse | Standing Stones | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 9th Jul 2005 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Beside the track to the Loge Morinais is marked a menhir on the local maps. I had a good look around, and deep into the forest is what looked to me to be a row of fallen menhirs, with one large rock still protruding from the ground. It wouldnt surprise me if there was another row here, like those at... Read More |
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| La Loge Morinais | Passage Grave | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 9th Jul 2005 | 3 | 4 | 3 | This is the remains of an allée couverte made of the local purple schist, and can be found in the forest to the north east of the Monteneuf visitors centre, about a kilometre away along a signposted trail. It is about 13 metres long and has an orientation of due east to west. There is an entrance l... Read More |
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| La Pièce Couverte | Passage Grave | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Couldn't find | 9th Jul 2005 | This is now not much more than a line of a dozen or so slabs positoned in a line of about 10 metres length, and is probably the remains of an allée couverte. Several of the slabs are marked with cupules and symbols. | 204 | 5 | |||
| La Roche Blanche | Round Cairn | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 9th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 3 | This is a nice shining white quartz block within a sort of circle of local schist stones. It is thought to probably mark the grave of an individual, rather than being a collective grave. It can be found about a kilometres walk from the Monteneuf visitors centre, through the forests along a marked tr... Read More |
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| Les Bordouès | Passage Grave | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 9th Jul 2005 | 3 | 3 | 4 | This is the remains of a small allée couverte, 8 metres long and 1.5 metres wide, with only one capstone still in place. There is a small entry porchway, separated from the main chamber by a large slab, at the southeast end. Excavations in 1976 found amongst other things five polished axes. Much of... Read More |
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| Centre Les Landes | Museum | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 9th Jul 2005 | 4 | 4 | 5 | A visitor centre has been set up amongst the Pierres Droites near to the village of Monténeuf, which has interactive displays which show erection of menhirs, building of neolithic homes, crop growing, archaeological excavations etc etc. Around the centre have been found several hundred megaliths, w... Read More |
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| Pierres Droites (Monteneuf) | Stone Row / Alignment | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 9th Jul 2005 | 5 | 5 | 5 | The true extent of these stones was only discovered in the last 20 years or so after a forest fire, yet this set of aligned menhirs is probably one of the most important in France. A visitor centre has been set up with interactive displays which show erection of menhirs, building of neolithic homes,... Read More |
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