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<< Our Photo Pages >> La Pierre Clouée (Nanteau) - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Ile-de-France:Seine-et-Marne 77

Submitted by thecaptain on Saturday, 17 February 2007  Page Views: 4381

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: La Pierre Clouée (Nanteau) Alternative Name: Pierre Fitte, Pierrefritte
Country: France Département: Ile-de-France:Seine-et-Marne 77 Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Nemours  Nearest Village: Nanteau-sur-Lunain
Latitude: 48.259100N  Longitude: 2.842700E
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.
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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TheCaptain visited on 6th Aug 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4 This is a 4.5 metre tall menhir which can be found in a field south of the village of Villemarechal. Its near enough a kilometres walk from the roadside, but can easily be seen from there. It has been ploughed very close to, and in fact is suffering from various collisions with agricultural machinery. There are also several nails hammered into it. It also suffers from many overhead powerlines buzzing away, but it is still here after thousands of years, proudly overlooking the local landscape. La Pierre Clouée translates roughly as the nailed stone - and it is an old folk tale that if one circles the stone seven times saying magic words, and then nails a bouquet to the stone, true love will be found.

La Pierre Clouée (Nanteau)
La Pierre Clouée (Nanteau) submitted by thecaptain : La Pierre Clouée is a 4.5 metre tall menhir about a kilometres walk from the nearest roadside (where my old campervan can be seen parked). (Vote or comment on this photo)
This is a 4.5 metre tall menhir which can be found in a field south of the village of Villemarechal.

It's near enough a kilometres walk from the roadside, but can easily be seen from there. It has been ploughed very close to, and in fact is suffering from various collisions with agricultural machinery. There are also many old nails hammered into it.

It also suffers from many overhead powerlines buzzing away, but it is still here after thousands of years, proudly overlooking the local landscape.


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La Pierre Clouée (Nanteau)
La Pierre Clouée (Nanteau) submitted by thecaptain : La Pierre Clouée, or Pierre Fitte, is a 4.5 metre tall menhir which can be found in a field south of the village of Villemarechal. It has been ploughed very close to, and in fact is suffering from various collisions with agricultural machinery. There are also many old nails hammered into it. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: La Pierre Clouée by PAB on Sunday, 18 February 2007
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Many thanks for these links...old postcards capturing magical moments, recent photographs of the same sites and quizzes in French...all through one Portal! And there is absolutely no 'edge' to that comment, just delight in the combination!

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Re: La Pierre Clouée by TheCaptain on Saturday, 17 February 2007
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An old postcard view of this stone can be seen here
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Re: La Pierre Clouée by TheCaptain on Saturday, 17 February 2007
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La Pierre Clouée translates roughly as the nailed stone - and it is an old folk tale that if one circles the stone seven times saying magic words, and then nails a bouquet to the stone, true love will be found.
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