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<< Our Photo Pages >> Mont Joly - Ancient Village or Settlement in France in Normandie:Calvados (14)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 3473

Multi-periodSite Name: Mont Joly
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 2.036 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Normandie:Calvados (14) Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Falaise  Nearest Village: Soumont-Saint-Quentin
Latitude: 48.970300N  Longitude: 0.2213W
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
2 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
5

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TheCaptain visited on 7th May 2012 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 5 What an intriguing place this is, and deserving of much more thorough exploration.

TheCaptain visited on 23rd Apr 2005 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 5 This is a promontory site surrounded on three sides by the steep gorge of the river Laizon and the eastern end has been defended by ramparts little of which can now be seen between the church and water tower. The site has been inhabited and defended since Paleolithic times and artefacts have been found from all times since this. It is said that although little ancient remains can be seen they are everywhere underfoot and every molehill will contain several flints and pottery sherds. This region was a major supplier of flint tools in the past and there is much to be found here.



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2 Ambience: 4 Access: 5

Mont Joly
Mont Joly submitted by theCaptain : This promontory site is surrounded on three sides by the steep gorge of the river Laizon, and the eastern end has been defended by ramparts, a little of which can now be seen between the church and water tower. In this picture a raise in the land can be seen to the left of my Dad. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This is a promontory site surrounded on three sides by the steep gorge of the river Laizon, and the eastern end has been defended by ramparts, little of which can now be seen between the church and water tower.

The site has been inhabited and defended since Paleolithic times, and artefacts have been found from all times since this. It is said that although little ancient remains can be seen, they are everywhere underfoot, and every molehill will contain several flints and pottery sherds.

On the top of Mont Joly, it is clear that there are large rocks all over the place, and it is easy to imagine that there was once an alignement of large stones running along the top of the hill into the ancient settlement. Walking along the edge of the field, and then the pathway to the end of the promontary, and large stones can be seen laying around everywhere, many clearly not just a local outcropping of rock, but various shapes, sizes and types of stone. Many of these rocks were now incorporated into garden features, but many more are just laying there, slowly getting buried by the undergrowth.

It really is a fascinating area, nearby are fields/lieu-dits with names "les menhirs" to the east and "La Pierre" to the south. I do wonder what a proper survey of this ancient hilltop and surrounds would turn up.

This region was a major supplier of flint tools in the past and there is much to be found here, including the two Bons Tassily polissoir stones in the gorge below.

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Mont Joly
Mont Joly submitted by theCaptain : This promontory site is surrounded on three sides by the steep gorge of the river Laizon, and the eastern end has been defended by ramparts, a little of which can now be seen between the church and water tower. In this picture, taken within the earthworks, a raise in the land can be seen to the right of the far building. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mont Joly
Mont Joly submitted by theCaptain : On the top of Mont Joly, it is clear that there was once some form of ancient settlement. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mont Joly
Mont Joly submitted by TheCaptain : Mont Joly, Soumont-Saint-Quentin, Calvados. This is a promontory site surrounded on three sides by the steep gorge of the river Laizon. The site has been inhabited and defended since Paleolithic times, and artefacts have been found from all times since this. It is said that although little ancient remains can be seen, they are everywhere underfoot, and every molehill will contain several flint... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Mont Joly by TheCaptain on Saturday, 07 May 2005
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Mont Joly Settlement, Soumont-Saint-Quentin, Calvados.
Visited Saturday, 23 April 2005. Access 5, Condition 2, Ambience 4.

This is a promontory site surrounded on three sides by the steep gorge of the river Laizon, and the eastern end has been defended by ramparts, little of which can now be seen between the church and water tower. The site has been inhabited and defended since Paleolithic times, and artefacts have been found from all times since this. It is said that although little ancient remains can be seen, they are everywhere underfoot, and every molehill will contain several flints and pottery sherds.

This region was a major supplier of flint tools in the past and there is much to be found here, including the two Bons Tassily polissoir stones in the gorge below.
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