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<< Our Photo Pages >> Menhirs du Bois du Fourgon - Standing Stones in France in Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 4181

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Menhirs du Bois du Fourgon
Country: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Les Sables-d'Olonne  Nearest Village: Avrillé
Latitude: 46.469715N  Longitude: 1.501793W
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
4

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TheCaptain couldn't find on 6th Jun 2005 There are several sets of alignements to be found in the grounds of the Chateau, of which you have to pay for entry to be able to get in and see them. I didn’t have tome to do a tour of the Chateau, so was not able to visit these stones, of which at least three rows exist.

dt44 have visited here

Menhirs du Bois du Fourgon
Menhirs du Bois du Fourgon submitted by Flickr : Avrillé - Alignement mégalithique G2 du Bois de Fourgon Image copyright: jpdelalune, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)
There are several sets of alignements to be found in the grounds of the Chateau Guignardiere, of which you have to pay for entry to be able to get in and see them.

I didn’t have time to do a tour of the Chateau, so was not able to visit these stones, of which at least three rows exist.

Location Source: T4T35

Given apprx. locations:
N46.46998 W1.501
N46.47004 W1.50184
N46.46963 W1.50265
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Menhirs du Bois du Fourgon
Menhirs du Bois du Fourgon submitted by dt44 : Menhirs du Bois du Fourgon, Avrillé (Vendée). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Menhirs du Bois du Fourgon
Menhirs du Bois du Fourgon submitted by dt44 : I send you some pictures of Alignement dit de La Petite Pierre, Avrillé (Vendée). It was in 2007 when I visited the park (it isn't free). There are seven to ten standing stones. First pictures of 3 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Menhirs du Bois du Fourgon
Menhirs du Bois du Fourgon submitted by Flickr : Avrillé - Alignement mégalithique G1 du Bois de Fourgon Image copyright: jpdelalune, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Menhirs du Bois du Fourgon
Menhirs du Bois du Fourgon submitted by dt44 : Menhirs du Bois du Fourgon, Avrillé (Vendée). third picture of 3 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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