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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pierrelaye menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Normandie:Calvados (14)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Sunday, 19 December 2004  Page Views: 3867

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pierrelaye menhir Alternative Name: Pierre Lée
Country: France Département: Normandie:Calvados (14) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Caen  Nearest Village: Villy-Bocage
Latitude: 49.103200N  Longitude: 0.6575W
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.
1 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.
1 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
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TheCaptain couldn't find on 21st Nov 2004 On a wet Sunday afternoon, following the disappointment of not getting to see the Pierre Dialan dolmen, my family encouraged me to go and find the nearby Menhir de Pierrelaye, which is marked on the IGN maps to the north of the village of Villers-Bocage. My first attempt to get to see this 3 metre high stone was via the lane from the southeast, but upon reaching a farmyard there was no further way through. To much amusement getting out from here involved reversing all the way back up this lane to the road junction, a distance of about a mile ! Not to be beaten, I drove round the lanes to try and get a look from the northwest of where the stone is marked. The collection of farms and houses here is known as Pierrelaye, and indeed have signposts to Pierrelaye, but I could see no traces of a Menhir. While turning round in a farmyard, an old farmer came out to see what was going on, so we asked in bad French where the stone was. After a while, he obviously realised what we were looking for and pointed up the hillside and said “Non monsieur, Fermée” while making arm gestures which made it clear I wasn’t going to see the stone. I assume it is on private land, and he wasn’t going to give me permission to go have a look. I have found information which tells that the stone is 3 metres high, with a base width of 2,5 metres, made of schist. It is situated in the middle of a field in a little valley.

Pierrelaye menhir
Pierrelaye menhir submitted by Rida : Site in Normandie:Calvados (14) France (Vote or comment on this photo)
Menhir in Calvados


Almost as wide as it is high, this stone is 3 metres tall, and 2.5 metres across at the base.

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Pierrelaye menhir
Pierrelaye menhir submitted by Rida : Site in Normandie:Calvados (14) France (4 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Pierrelaye menhir by Rida on Thursday, 24 March 2011
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Re: Pierrelaye menhir by TheCaptain on Tuesday, 21 December 2004
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On a wet Sunday afternoon, following the disappointment of not getting to see the Pierre Dialan dolmen, my family encouraged me to go and find the nearby Menhir de Pierrelaye, which is marked on the IGN maps to the north of the village of Villers-Bocage.

My first attempt to get to see this 3 metre high stone was via the lane from the southeast, but upon reaching a farmyard there was no further way through. To much amusement getting out from here involved reversing all the way back up this lane to the road junction, a distance of about a mile !

Not to be beaten, I drove round the lanes to try and get a look from the northwest of where the stone is marked. The collection of farms and houses here is known as Pierrelaye, and indeed have signposts to Pierrelaye, but I could see no traces of a Menhir. While turning round in a farmyard, an old farmer came out to see what was going on, so we asked in bad French where the stone was. After a while, he obviously realised what we were looking for and pointed up the hillside and said “Non monsieur, Fermée” while making arm gestures which made it clear I wasn’t going to see the stone. I assume it is on private land, and he wasn’t going to give me permission to go have a look.

I have found information which tells that the stone is 3 metres high, with a base width of 2,5 metres, made of schist. It is situated in the middle of a field in a little valley.

By this time, stonehunting in Normandy was becoming a very frustrating experience. I had found none of the three sites I had been looking for, despite them all being clearly marked and highlighted on the IGN maps. I consoled myself with the reasoning that despite having not found or photographed them, I could at least make some sort of write up of my findings for the portal, which would help others in their visits !
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