<< Our Photo Pages >> La Chaise de César - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Bretagne:Morbihan (56)
Submitted by TheCaptain on Monday, 03 January 2005 Page Views: 8030
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: La Chaise de CésarCountry: France Département: Bretagne:Morbihan (56) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Erdeven Nearest Village: Erdeven
Latitude: 47.631600N Longitude: 3.1212W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Catrinm visited on 13th Sep 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Great energy here
Catrinm visited on 13th Sep 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Great energy here
TheCaptain visited on 13th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Travelling along the Chemin des Megalithes, I was wondering what would surprise me next, and the first thing I come to along this path has done it already. What on Earth is this ? Loads of big stones in a wood just off the track.
At first it looked like another rectangle, but then I saw more stones. And more. And More. Some of them are quite big and well over 3 metres tall. Some are lined up, perhaps about 10 rows, with the biggest stone in each row lined up perpendicular to each other, making a massive checkerboard formation. But they are not all in straight lines. It is wonderful, I think I could spend hours here, but its already 6:00pm and I am getting further away, and not nearer to the van! Must get on.
The Chaise de César is no doubt the large chair like menhir at the end of one of the rows. I couldnt get up there to have a sit down - its too high for me alone. I have just had a look at the maps, and none of this is marked on there.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.33 Ambience: 5 Access: 3.33
It is said to have been used by Caesar, as he watched various historical things unfold before him, which I cannot state at the moment !
I couldn't get up there to have a sit down - it's too high for me alone.
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