<< Our Photo Pages >> Cordon des Druides - Stone Row / Alignment in France in Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35)
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cordon des Druides Alternative Name: Alignement du Cordon des DruidesCountry: France Département: Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Nearest Town: Fougères Nearest Village: Landean
Latitude: 48.391800N Longitude: 1.154W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Chrus visited on 1st Jan 2016 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3
thereddragon visited on 23rd Jun 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 I always try and pop along when in the area.
Have no problems with the aura???
Rumour has it that a bronze axe head was found here but I've been unable to get verification.
johnstone visited on 15th Jun 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5
TheCaptain visited on 13th Aug 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 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 quartz blocks are spaced at about 3 metres apart. The row runs at an alignment of 233° / 053° or Southwest to Northeast. The largest stones are at the centre of the row, up to two metres in height, but most are much smaller. Apart from this long row, there are several other quartz blocks which seem to have once been a parallel row nearby.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 4.25 Access: 4.5
The main row is about 250 metres long, and the white quartz blocks are spaced at about 3 metres apart. The row runs at an alignment of 233° / 053° or Southwest to Northeast. The largest stones are at the centre of the row, up to two metres in height, but most are much smaller.
Apart from this long row, there are several other quartz blocks which seem to have once been a parallel row nearby.
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