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<< Our Photo Pages >> Les Pierres Jumelles - Standing Stones in France in Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 4363

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Les Pierres Jumelles Alternative Name: Menhirs jumeaux de la Pierre Levée
Country: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Les Sables-d'Olonne  Nearest Village: Olonne-sur-Mer
Latitude: 46.529300N  Longitude: 1.7511W
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
5 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.
5 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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oldman visited on 18th Sep 2019 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 3 Access: 5 shame that they are now in the village

johnstone visited on 11th Sep 2013 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5

TheCaptain visited on 6th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 3 Access: 5 The Pierres Jumelles, or twin stones, are set into a little area beside the old road (which has now been bypassed twice) opposite to the aptly named Chateau Pierre Levée. The two stones are both about 4 metres high, but that is where the similarity between them ends. One of the stones is a rounded block of lovely pink granite, while the other is a tall pointed grey stone. They are set about 6 metres apart from each other. The pink stone really does shine and sparkle in the evening sunlight - it really is a wonderful stone, and is one of my favourites of all I have seen. There is wonderful lichen growing on both menhirs.



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 5 Ambience: 3.33 Access: 5

Les Pierres Jumelles
Les Pierres Jumelles submitted by theCaptain : The Pierres Jumelles, or twin stones, are both about 4 metres high, but that is where the similarity between them ends. One of the stones is a rounded block of lovely pink granite, while the other is a tall pointed grey stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Pierres Jumelles, or twin stones, are set into a little area beside the old road (which has now been bypassed twice) opposite to the aptly named Chateau Pierre Levée. The two stones are both about 4 metres high, but that is where the similarity between them ends.

One of the stones is a rounded block of lovely pink granite, while the other is a tall pointed grey stone. They are set about 6 metres apart from each other. The pink stone really does shine and sparkle in the evening sunlight - it really is a wonderful stone, and is one of my favourites of all I have seen. There is wonderful lichen growing on both menhirs.

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Les Pierres Jumelles (Mont-Saint-Éloi)
Les Pierres Jumelles (Mont-Saint-Éloi) submitted by Alta-Falisa : Photo taken in July 2004. Courtesy Olier62. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Les Pierres Jumelles
Les Pierres Jumelles submitted by theCaptain : The Pierres Jumelles, or twin stones, are both about 4 metres high, but that is where the similarity between them ends. One of the stones is a rounded block of lovely pink granite, while the other is a tall pointed grey stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Les Pierres Jumelles
Les Pierres Jumelles submitted by theCaptain : The two stones are both about 4 metres high, but that is where the similarity between them ends. One is a tall pointed grey stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Les Pierres Jumelles
Les Pierres Jumelles submitted by theCaptain (Vote or comment on this photo)

Les Pierres Jumelles
Les Pierres Jumelles submitted by theCaptain : The pink stone really does shine and sparkle in the evening sunlight - it really is a wonderful stone, and is one of my favourites of all I have seen. There is wonderful lichen growing on both menhirs.

Les Pierres Jumelles
Les Pierres Jumelles submitted by theCaptain

Les Pierres Jumelles
Les Pierres Jumelles submitted by oldman : Site in Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) France A fine pair of Menhirs to admire.

Les Pierres Jumelles
Les Pierres Jumelles submitted by johnstone : The two megaliths, standing in a small park, Sep.11, 2013

Les Pierres Jumelles
Les Pierres Jumelles submitted by Rubis : Also called Menhirs jumeaux de la Pierre Levée, this two menhis has been a lot of times shot one by one so people could think there was only one menhir!

Les Pierres Jumelles
Les Pierres Jumelles submitted by Rubis : Posted in 1910. Site in Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) France

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Re: Les Pierres Jumelles by Rubis on Friday, 26 August 2011
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Hello, there are two subjects for the same menhirs !
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    Re: Les Pierres Jumelles by davidmorgan on Friday, 26 August 2011
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    "Les Pierres Jumelles" and "Menhirs jumeaux de la Pierre Levée" now merged into one.
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    Re: Les Pierres Jumelles by Rubis on Friday, 26 August 2011
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    Ah thanx you (sorry i forgot these word because i type too fast and don't read back).
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Re: Les Pierres Jumelles by Rubis on Monday, 24 January 2011
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Thanx for the photos : http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=26842

It's the same stones, can someone join the two in one?

Beautiful photos, thanx for the search!
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