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<< Our Photo Pages >> Montchauvet Alignements - Standing Stones in France in Normandie:Calvados (14)

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Montchauvet Alignements Alternative Name: Menhirs de la Plumaudière, Alignements de Montchauvet, Pierre du Hu
Country: France Département: Normandie:Calvados (14) Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Vire  Nearest Village: Montchauvet
Latitude: 48.938100N  Longitude: 0.7054W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Montchauvet alignements
Montchauvet alignements submitted by Rida : Site in Normandie:Calvados (14) France (Vote or comment on this photo)
Several quartz stones laying in a field on top of an east west ridgetop at the hamlet of La Plumaudiere to the southeast of the village of Montchauvin. Although not signposted, the stones are in a clear area behind farms and houses, with a parking area and an open trackway to walk along to the stones.

I found nine large stones in the field, mostly flat to the ground, but one or two upright. In the corner of the field, the largest, The Pierre du Hu stands just under three metres tall. The stones are all a sort of quartz like stone, and strangely seem to be covered in a sort of tarry substance - perhaps bird droppings after too many blackberries?

As well as the nine large stones, there are several other smaller bits of stone in the field, some marked by sticks , presumably so that any grass cutting machinery is not damaged.

I could make out no pattern to the stones, perhaps they were in a couple of rows, but they seemed to make a sort of large arc.

Nice to see that these very unknown stones are being looked after and made available to visit, I wondered if it was a condition of the new houses built here.

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Montchauvet alignements
Montchauvet alignements submitted by Rida : Site in Normandie:Calvados (14) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Montchauvet alignements
Montchauvet alignements submitted by theCaptain : I found nine large stones in the field, mostly flat to the ground, but one or two upright. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Montchauvet Alignements
Montchauvet Alignements submitted by johnstone : The second upright menhir with Pierre du Hu in the background, June 25, 2009 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Montchauvet Alignements
Montchauvet Alignements submitted by johnstone : The first upright menhir in the row, June 25, 2009 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Montchauvet alignements
Montchauvet alignements submitted by theCaptain : I could make out no pattern to the stones, perhaps they were in a couple of rows, but they seemed to make a sort of large arc. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Montchauvet alignements
Montchauvet alignements submitted by theCaptain : I found nine large stones in the field, mostly flat to the ground, but one or two upright.

Montchauvet alignements
Montchauvet alignements submitted by theCaptain : The stones are all a sort of quartz like stone, and strangely seem to be covered in a sort of tarry substance - perhaps bird droppings after too many blackberries?

Montchauvet alignements
Montchauvet alignements submitted by thereddragon : Bulletin de la SOCIETE NORMANDE D'ETUDES PREHISTORIQUES Tome II 1894 Between p130 & p131 Diagram of the dolmen and other stones. (2 comments)

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Re: Montchauvet alignements by TheCaptain on Saturday, 20 October 2012
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Rather than dozing in front of the telly on an October Monday afternoon, decided to try and visit these stones, now I knew where they are. A very pleasant area, with empty winding roads and rolling countryside.

The stones are on top of an east west ridgetop at the hamlet of La Plumaudiere to the southeast of the village of Montchauvin. Although not signposted, the stones are in a clear area behind farms and houses, with a parking area and an open trackway to walk along to the stones.

The grass was long and wet, with lots of chestnuts to be gathered, and several friendly little ponies in the neighbouring field. There are nine large stones in the field, mostly flat to the ground, but one or two upright. In the corner of the field, the largest, The Pierre du Hu stands just under three metres tall. The stones are all a sort of quartz like stone, and strangely seem to be covered in a sort of tarry substance - perhaps bird droppings after too many blackberries.

As well as the nine large stones, there are several other smaller bits of stone in the field, some marked by sticks, presumably so that any grass cutting machinery is not damaged.

I could make out no pattern to the stones, perhaps they were in a couple of rows, but they seemed to make a sort of large arc. Nice to see that these very unknown stones are being looked after and made available to visit, I wondered if it was a condition of the new houses built here.
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Re: Montchauvet alignements by Rida on Thursday, 24 March 2011
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This is a link on Wikipedia
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Re: Montchauvet alignements by Anonymous on Monday, 30 July 2007
I live right by the Megalithes in Montchauvet! They are accessible, just a bit hard to find!
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