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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pierre qui Vire (Russelet) Alternative Name: Menhir de RusseletCountry: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Les Sables-d'Olonne Nearest Village: Longeville-sur-Mer
Latitude: 46.420330N Longitude: 1.50698W
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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johnstone visited on 8th Sep 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5
TheCaptain visited on 6th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5 The Pierre qui Vire is a nice lichen covered stone, about 4 metres tall, 3 metres wide, and made from Gris rock - the only large menhir in this region which is, all others being made from granite.
The Pierre qui Vire, or the turning stone, is said to turn around each night, either at midnight, or the first call of a cockerel. I thought I'd found a stone row here, but it turns out that the other stones lined up with it in the field are relatively modern placements by the local farmers as field clearance.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 3 Access: 5
The Pierre qui Vire, or the turning stone, is said to turn around each night, either at midnight, or the first call of a cockerel.
I thought I'd found a stone row here, but it turns out that the other stones lined up with it in the field are relatively modern placements by the local farmers as field clearance.
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