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<< Our Photo Pages >> Peyregude menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Aquitaine:Dordogne (24)

Submitted by ocdolmen on Monday, 08 May 2006  Page Views: 6206

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Peyregude menhir
Country: France Département: Aquitaine:Dordogne (24) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Lavalade  Nearest Village: Peyregude hamlet
Latitude: 44.703257N  Longitude: 0.859430E
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
 5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 5 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.
 4 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
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Peyregude menhir
Peyregude menhir submitted by ocdolmen : Peyregude menhir, Dordogne, France (side view) It's a huge block of flint from 2.70 to 2.80 meters height from approximately 1.50 meter in the ground. Its width is 2 meters and its thickness from at least 1 meter. A legend tells that the devil let it fall from a very great height and it penetrated the earth deeply. Another legend tells that it could perhaps have been the center of an enti... (Vote or comment on this photo)
This superb menhir is situated in a wood just after Lavalade hamlet. It's a huge block of flint from 2.70 to 2.80 metres height from approximately 1.50 metre in the ground. Its width is 2 metres and its thickness from at least 1 metre.

At the beginning of the wood, turn right for only 30 metres.

A legend tells that the devil left fallen from very high and it penetrated the earth deeply.
Another legend tells that it would be perhaps the center of a whole of enclosures made up of blocks inserted in the ground.
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Peyregude menhir
Peyregude menhir submitted by paulcall : This large standing stone is found to the north of Lavalade village, from where there is a signpost to Peyregude. After driving past a few houses the stone is found in the first woodland reached along the road. It is situated in the centre of a square depression. There may have been an attempt to remove it in the past. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Peyregude menhir
Peyregude menhir submitted by ocdolmen : Peyregude menhir, Dordogne, France (side view) It's a huge block of flint from 2.70 to 2.80 meters height from approximately 1.50 meter in the ground. Its width is 2 meters and its thickness from at least 1 meter. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Peyregude menhir
Peyregude menhir submitted by ocdolmen : Peyregude menhir, Dordogne, France (front view). It's a huge block of flint from 2.70 to 2.80 meters height from approximately 1.50 meter in the ground. Its width is 2 meters and its thickness from at least 1 meter. A legend tells that the devil left fallen from very high and it penetrated the earth deeply. Another legend tells that it would be perhaps the center of a whole of enclosures ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Peyregude menhir
Peyregude menhir submitted by paulcall : Another view of the standing stone from the north side. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Peyregude menhir
Peyregude menhir submitted by paulcall : The standing stone is surrounded by many smaller stones, which together with the menhir may have formed a more complex structure previously.

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Re: Peyregude menhir by LaDragonne on Thursday, 14 July 2022
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44.703257° 0.85943° prise au GPS

Les "locaux" parlent de Cromlech. D'autres pierres sont éparses pas loin mais non en relation avec le monument mégalithique. Donc, c'est un menhir isolé.
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