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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pierre Longue (Iffendic) - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Sunday, 19 December 2004  Page Views: 3943

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pierre Longue (Iffendic)
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 1.826 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Rennes  Nearest Village: Iffendic
Latitude: 48.115546N  Longitude: 2.022804W
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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MenhirHunters visited on 2nd Sep 2014 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Coming from the city center of Iffendic you take the D31 until you cross a small bridge over Le Meu. Turn left on D63 and then the first to your right which is Rue des Genêts. There is a white sign already indicating the location of the menhir, as well. Follow the road about 400m, then take the road to your left leading to La Chesnaie. Follow the road about 700m, then take the road to your left towards La Petite Barre. At the end of the road you can leave your car near the farm house and take the path which leads towards the menhir. The location is actually quite nice, giving a view over the landscape. The menhir is still impressive though overgrown with braid. Must have looked great back in the days as it seems to be red granite. The menhir is about 4m tall, slightly leaning towards West. Well worth a visit.

johnstone visited on 9th Jun 2004 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 4 Access: 4

Pierre Longue (Iffendic)
Pierre Longue (Iffendic) submitted by MenhirHunters : View from the South side. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Approximately 4 metre tall menhir, to be found in a field beside a trackway behind La Petite Barre farm, a couple of kilometres to the southeast of the village of Iffendic.



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Pierre Longue (Iffendic)
Pierre Longue (Iffendic) submitted by MenhirHunters : View from the foot path. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierre Longue (Iffendic)
Pierre Longue (Iffendic) submitted by MenhirHunters : I am about 1.75m tall, so the menhir seems to be about 4m. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierre Longue (Iffendic)
Pierre Longue (Iffendic) submitted by johnstone : Impressive stone, measuring 4.12 x 1.45 metres, June 9, 2004 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierre Longue (Iffendic)
Pierre Longue (Iffendic) submitted by johnstone : It has the shape of a slab and made of purplish schist, June 9, 2004 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierre Longue (Iffendic)
Pierre Longue (Iffendic) submitted by MenhirHunters : Look on the East side. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierre Longue (Iffendic)
Pierre Longue (Iffendic) submitted by MenhirHunters : The menhir is leaning a bit towards the West.

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Re: Pierre Longue (Iffendic) by MenhirHunters on Sunday, 07 September 2014
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Coming from the city center of Iffendic you take the D31 until you cross a small bridge over Le Meu. Turn left on D63 and then the first to your right which is Rue des Genêts. There is a white sign already indicating the location of the menhir, as well.

Follow the road about 400m, then take the road to your left leading to La Chesnaie. Follow the road about 700m, then take the road to your left towards La Petite Barre. At the end of the road you can leave your car near the farm house and take the path which leads towards the menhir.

The location is actually quite nice, giving a view over the landscape. The menhir is still impressive though overgrown with braid. Must have looked great back in the days as it seems to be red granite.

The menhir is about 4m tall, slightly leaning towards West. Well worth a visit.
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Re: Pierre Longue (Iffendic) by davidmorgan on Wednesday, 21 November 2012
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