<< Our Photo Pages >> Champ Dolent Menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35)
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Champ Dolent Menhir Alternative Name: Menhir de Champ-DolentCountry: France
NOTE: This site is 1.946 km away from the location you searched for.
Département: Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Village: Dol-de-Bretagne
Latitude: 48.535329N Longitude: 1.739369W
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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brianlavelle visited on 31st Aug 2023 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5
Regensburg visited on 22nd Jul 2017 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5 Tallest Menhir of Bretagne.
rrmoser visited on 18th Jun 2017 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5
Traumrealistin visited on 12th Oct 2016 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5
AnjaI visited on 1st Apr 2015 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5
negus visited on 19th Sep 2014 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5
Jozefs visited on 3rd Apr 2013 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Ogham visited on 13th Jan 2012 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5
TheCaptain visited on 20th Mar 2008 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5
TheCaptain visited on 28th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5 This is a glorious 9 metre tall shaped and sculpted granite menhir, the stone for which has been brought here from over 4 kilometres away. It stands high on a little hillock overlooking the ancient city of Dol, with the rock which has been inhabited for many thousands of years just beyond that. At its base is another small and polished stone, the origins of which are unknown.
Looking carefully at parts of the stone in the shadow, and it wouldn't surprise me if there are carvings on it. Having seen St Samson, it seems possible to make out various crosses and lines and daggers. Or is this just me seeing things now ?
This is of course another stone surrounded by legends and folklore. It is said to be here to commemorate a great battle perhaps. It is also said that it was thrown down from the sky by an over seeing being in order to separate two fighting brothers. Whatever, it is a most wonderful stone. Come and see it for yourselves.
johnstone visited on 8th Jun 2004 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5
Murph visited - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4
neolithique02 Jimwithnoname Andy B have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.92 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 4.83
At its base is another small and polished stone, the origins of which are unknown. Looking carefully at parts of the stone in the shadow, and it wouldn't surprise me if there are carvings on it. Having seen St Samson (Thiemblais), it seems possible to make out various crosses and lines and daggers. Or is this just me seeing things now ?
This is of course another stone surrounded by legends and folklore. It is said to be here to commemorate a great battle perhaps. It is also said that it was thrown down from the sky by an over seeing being in order to separate two fighting brothers.
Whatever, it is a most wonderful stone. Come and see it for yourselves.
Base Mérimée (Historic Monument)
Base Mérimée (Patrimonial Inventory)
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