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<< Our Photo Pages >> Quenouille Du Diable - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Bretagne:Morbihan (56)

Submitted by Ginette on Friday, 06 January 2006  Page Views: 4240

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Quenouille Du Diable Alternative Name: Menhir du Moustoir
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Morbihan (56) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Guarec  Nearest Village: Silfiac
Latitude: 48.154120N  Longitude: 3.21455W
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.
3 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.
3 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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Quenouille Du Diable
Quenouille Du Diable submitted by Ginette : A proud phallic menhir standing hidden in marshland and scrub. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A magnificent 6 metre tall menhir menhir standing hidden in marshland and scrub to the west of the village of Silfiac, northwest of the hamlet of Moustoir.

To find this beauty, follow the trail from Kerillis to the south-east into the wood.

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Quenouille Du Diable submitted by johnstone : Another side of the big monolith on June 30, 2005 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Quenouille Du Diable
Quenouille Du Diable submitted by johnstone : Information panel. The name means: Distaff of the Devil. June 30, 2005 A distaff is a tool used in spinning. It holds the unspun fibres, stops them from tangling which eases the spinning process of flax, wool and other fibres. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Soirée du 13/11/2013 Crêp'Oz en visite à Colpo à la cidrerie des terroirs
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Soirée du 13/11/2013 Crêp'Oz en visite à Colpo à la cidrerie des terroirs
A boy and his snail

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