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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pierre Blanche (Pocé-les-Bois) - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Monday, 26 May 2008  Page Views: 9531

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pierre Blanche (Pocé-les-Bois)
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Vitré  Nearest Village: Pocé-les-Bois
Latitude: 48.106990N  Longitude: 1.23361W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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
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Pierre Blanche (Pocé-les-Bois)
Pierre Blanche (Pocé-les-Bois) submitted by TheCaptain : The Pierre Blanche of Pocé-les-Bois, south of Vitré, is a nice 4 metre tall menhir. It has a nice pointy top, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it has been hit and broken by lightning on occasion. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Between the hamlets of La Sellerie and Le Gué-de-Prunelles can be found this 3.8 metre tall menhir made of quartz.



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Pierre Blanche (Pocé-les-Bois)
Pierre Blanche (Pocé-les-Bois) submitted by TheCaptain : The Pierre Blanche of Pocé-les-Bois, south of Vitré, is a nice 4 metre tall menhir. It has a nice pointy top, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it has been hit and broken by lightning on occasion. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierre Blanche (Pocé-les-Bois)
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Pierre Blanche (Pocé-les-Bois)
Pierre Blanche (Pocé-les-Bois) submitted by TheCaptain (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierre Blanche (Pocé-les-Bois)
Pierre Blanche (Pocé-les-Bois) submitted by Dipo : La Pierre Blanche (Pocé-les-Bois) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierre Blanche (Pocé-les-Bois)
Pierre Blanche (Pocé-les-Bois) submitted by TheCaptain : The Pierre Blanche of Pocé-les-Bois, south of Vitré, is a nice 4 metre tall menhir. It has a nice pointy top, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it has been hit and broken by lightning on occasion.

Pierre Blanche (Pocé-les-Bois)
Pierre Blanche (Pocé-les-Bois) submitted by Dipo : La Pierre Blanche (Pocé-les-Bois)

Pierre Blanche (Pocé-les-Bois)
Pierre Blanche (Pocé-les-Bois) submitted by Dipo : Pierre Blanche (Pocé-les-Bois)

Pierre Blanche (Pocé-les-Bois)
Pierre Blanche (Pocé-les-Bois) submitted by Dipo : Pierre Blanche (Pocé-les-Bois)

Pierre Blanche (Pocé-les-Bois)
Pierre Blanche (Pocé-les-Bois) submitted by Dipo

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Re: Pierre Blanche by Dipo on Sunday, 25 May 2008
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Located 2,5 Kms SouthWest of VITRE and 1,5 Kms SouthEst of POCE LES BOIS.
3,80m High; 1,50m Wide; 1,30m Thickness

Pierre Blanche, Villaumur and Haute Pierre are exactly on the same line.
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Re: Pierre Blanche by Dipo on Sunday, 25 May 2008
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Condition: 5
Ambience: 4
Access: 4
Accuracy: 4

Position from detailled Map:
48.10709N -001.23340W
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Re: Pierre Blanche by Anonymous on Saturday, 26 November 2005
Hello... this if my first posting here...

I have found an e-book at http://www.gutenberg.org/files/14788/14788-h/14788-h.htm that was written in the early century describing the legends in Northern France regarding the Christmas Eve 'phenomenon' of moving or spinning menhirs.

Here is an excerpt, followed by an attempted English translation:

Il faut surtout lire les légendes bretonnes. Nombreuses autant qu'énormes sont les pierres qui se déplacent pendant la Messe de minuit, pour aller boire, comme des moutons altérés, aux rivières et aux ruisseaux.

Un mégalithe, près de Jugon (Côtes-du-Nord), se rend à la rivière de l'Arguenon. Dans le bois de Couardes, un bloc de granit, haut de trois mètres, descend pour aller boire au ruisseau voisin et remonte à sa place de lui-même.

Il y a, au sommet du mont Beleux, un menhir qui se laisse enlever par un merle et qui met à découvert un trésor.

Il faut entendre surtout, telle qu'elle nous est contée par Emile Souvestre, la jolie légende des pierres de Plouhinec qui vont boire à la rivière d'Intel - la grosse pierre de Saint-Mirel. Elle cachait un trésor qui tenta un paysan des alentours.

You especially have to read Brittany's legends. Numerous and enormous are the stones moving during the midnight mass (Christmas Eve), going to drink, like thirsty sheeps, at rivers and streams.

A megalith near Jugon (Côtes-du-Nord) goes to the river Arguenon.
In the Couardes' woods, a 3 meters high granite block, goes down to the nearby stream to drink and comes back (up) by itself.
There is, on the top of Mont Beleux, a menhir a black bird can lift, unravelling a treasure.

You have to hear, like related by Emile Souvestre, the pretty legend of the Plouhinec's stones going to drink from the Intel river- the large stone of Saint-Mirel wich hid a treasure tempting a peasant from this area.

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My questions:

Are these legends still told in France? Are they (or similar stories) told anywhere else?

Has anyone located the menhir on top of Mont-Belleux (apparently near Luitre, north of Vitre, south-east of Fougeres in the Ile et Vilaine departement of Brittany? This Pierre Blanc and Haute Pierre is the closest I can find here.

Thanks for all your work on these pages Cap'n! I was just at Avebury in September and could have stopped at that Devon pub where the stone is built into the wall!

Lisa in Canada
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    Re: Pierre Blanche by Thorgrim on Sunday, 27 November 2005
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    The stone at Kenfig pool is said to came down to the water to drink. I seem to remember hearing that the Whispering Knights at the Rollrights also wandered off for a drink at midnight.
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    Re: Pierre Blanche by TheCaptain on Sunday, 27 November 2005
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    Having looked through some of my sources (Brittany is relatively easy to find records of megaliths), I am sorry to say, but the Mont-Belleux menhirs have been destroyed. Two were known, the first of which was destroyed in 1828, and the larger, second menhir, more than 3 metres long, was destroyed in 1875. It is not stated whether a blackbird flew off with it !



    Yes, legends such as this are still told about ancient stones sites, not only in France but seemingly anywhere where menhirs etc are found. As I slowly get to update the bare pages I have so far uploaded to the portal, I hope to include any legends as and when I can. Stones going for a drink at midnight is a common theme, as of course is buried treasure with some sort of catch before you can find it. I did indeed find on my travels a stone which went for its midnight drink, fell over, and failed to get back !



    I personally think that the megalithic portal should start up a section on myths and legends surrounding these places, but we have more than enough to keep us all busy as it is. All contributions like yours here are very welcome Lisa.



    If you are ever in Devon, the Oxenham Arms is well worth a visit.
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