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<< Our Photo Pages >> Désertines Menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Pays de la Loire:Mayenne (53)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Sunday, 13 April 2014  Page Views: 5669

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Désertines Menhir Alternative Name: Menhir de Désertines
Country: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Mayenne (53) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Mayenne  Nearest Village: Désertines
Latitude: 48.468100N  Longitude: 0.8676W
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.
 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
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Désertines menhir
Désertines menhir submitted by thereddragon : Site in Pays de la Loire:Mayenne (53) France (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing on the village square, this Gallic stèle has been Christianised with the carving of a haloed cross on one of its faces. This 2m tall megalith was formerly attached to the ancient church which is close by.

Like a menhir, the Gallic stele is a raised stone, carefully cut. The four very smooth faces have very rounded off fish bones. Of dimensions more human than the menhir, this stèle symbolized the divinities of the cult of independent Gaul during the last centuries preceding the Christian era.
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Désertines menhir submitted by thereddragon : Site in Pays de la Loire:Mayenne (53) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Désertines menhir
Désertines menhir submitted by thereddragon (Vote or comment on this photo)

Désertines menhir
Désertines menhir submitted by thereddragon (Vote or comment on this photo)

Désertines menhir
Désertines menhir submitted by thereddragon : Désertines. I'm about 1.89 in my plimmies. I was smudged by the googly car whilst there, you may see me waving? Nice T shirt ;) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Désertines menhir
Désertines menhir submitted by thereddragon : Site in Pays de la Loire:Mayenne (53) France

Désertines menhir
Désertines menhir submitted by ocdolmen : Standing up on the place of the village, Désertines's stele is sculptured, on one of the faces of a haloed cross. Two metres tall, this christianized megalith was formerly attached to the ancient church. Quite as the menhir, the Gallic stele is a raised stone, carefully cut. The four very flat faces, have very rounded off fish bones. Of dimensions "more human" than the menhir, this stele had to s...

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Re: Désertines menhir by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 28 August 2013
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Decent picture showing the "haloed cross" here
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    Re: Désertines menhir by thereddragon on Thursday, 07 August 2014
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    Had a good look again today.
    A remnant of part of that design is just about visible.
    Also took a tape measure - it's 1.68m tall. No idea how much of it is underground.
    And as luck would have it while messing about in Desertines the Google map car passed by 3 times :))
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Re: Désertines menhir by davidmorgan on Tuesday, 27 August 2013
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Re: Désertines menhir by thereddragon on Tuesday, 27 August 2013
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No way near 2 metres! Christianised? Bit confused!! The documentation from the Mairie said just the same.

Not sure I was looking at the same thing??

Next to the roundabout and church in the centre of Désertines.

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    Re: Désertines menhir by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 28 August 2013
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    Yes, that description was confusing, so I have altered it. I wonder if there is a menhir here somewhere too, as well as this Gallic stele.
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