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Submitted by ladrin on Saturday, 25 December 2021  Page Views: 645

Modern SitesSite Name: Volary Menhirs Alternative Name: Volarské menhiry
Country: Czech Republic Region: Bohemia Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: České Budějovice  Nearest Village: Volary
Latitude: 48.915396N  Longitude: 13.887704E
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.
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.
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
4

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Volary Menhirs
Volary Menhirs submitted by ladrin : Stone circle of Volary on a lovely November day. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Modern Stone Circle etc in Bohemia

South Bohemian town of Volary lies on the foothills of splendid Šumava mountains. Modern stone circle north of the build-up area called simply Volary Menhirs was raised on occasion of the beltane feast in 2007.

The sort "modern circle" can be in this particular case a bit misleading. The explanatory board informs that all the stones are truly prehistoric origin. They were moved from an unspecified plateau in the Ore Mountains (NW of Czech R) to protect them before destruction during road construction.

The gneiss stones are said to have worked base and some of them have obvious horizontal grooves from the longstanding exposure to the rain. Construction as well as the moving of the stones was delibaretly organized by Mr. Polák, Ing/MEng, in cooperatin with municipal of Volary town on a volunteer basis.

The stone monument itself consists of 10 stones standing in a circle and the central one. Information board offers also explanation of the geographical alignment in solstice context.

I say, well done!
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Volary Menhirs
Volary Menhirs submitted by ladrin : The place is quite popular and well signposted. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Volary Menhirs
Volary Menhirs submitted by ladrin : Nearby explanatory board. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Volary Menhirs
Volary Menhirs submitted by ladrin : Horizontal grooves from the rain exposure are pretty obvious. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Volary Menhirs
Volary Menhirs submitted by ladrin : Volary Menhirs can be found north of the town. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Volary Menhirs
Volary Menhirs submitted by ladrin : The circle was built on the beltane occasion in 2007. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Volary Menhirs
Volary Menhirs submitted by ladrin : The stones are said to be of an ancient origin.

Volary Menhirs
Volary Menhirs submitted by ladrin : Panoramic image of the Volary stone circle.

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