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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Peyrefitte Alternative Name: Menhir de PierrefitteCountry: France Département: Aquitaine:Gironde (33) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Libourne Nearest Village: St-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens
Latitude: 44.889130N Longitude: 0.20435W
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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markhewins visited on 22nd May 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Awesome spectacle and the hole has a hollow sound if tapped. I played a little drum solo.
Big stone.
oldman visited on 1st Sep 2018 Day out with my new son in law who also is interested in megaliths
johnstone visited on 9th Sep 2015 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 3 Access: 5
TheCaptain visited on 3rd Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Signposted from all around, and with a little parking area, this huge and nicely shaped menhir stands in a little field amongst the vines. This is the largest standing stone in southwest France, and it is 5.2 metres tall, 3 metres wide and less than a metre thick, with the bottom part of it chipped away to make the distinctive shape. There is a little hollow in the bottom of it, apparently made for offerings to be placed in during the middle ages.
Estimated to weigh 50 tonnes, the stone has been brought to this position from at least 2.5 kilometres away. It has been dated to 2500 BC, contemporary with the various allée-couvertes to be found in the region.
It is said by legend to mark an entry to the subterranean world, can cure rheumatism, and is good for curing a limp. But while I am here, a massive thunderstorm has arrived, and I must rush back to the van quickly.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.67 Ambience: 3.67 Access: 4.67
This is said to be the largest (but not the tallest) standing stone in southwest France, and it is 5.2 metres tall, 3 metres wide and less than a metre thick, with the bottom part of it chipped away to make the distinctive shape. There is a little hollow in the bottom of it, apparently made for offerings to be placed in during the middle ages.
Estimated to weigh 50 tonnes, the stone has been brought to this position from at least 2.5 kilometres away. It has been dated to 2500 BC, contemporary with the various allée-couvertes to be found in the region.
It is said by legend to mark an entry to the subterranean world, can cure rheumatism, and is good for curing a limp.
But while I am here, a massive thunderstorm has arrived, and I must rush back to the van quickly.
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