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<< Our Photo Pages >> Camp de César Menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 9339

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Camp de César Menhir Alternative Name: Le Roi des Menhirs, Bourg Jardin menhir
Country: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Les Sables-d'Olonne  Nearest Village: Avrillé
Latitude: 46.469227N  Longitude: 1.495634W
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.
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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johnstone visited on 6th Sep 2013 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5

TheCaptain visited on 5th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5 This large menhir is the only survivor of what was until the last century three stones here, set in an arrangement like the surviving Alignment de la Pierre. At 8.7 metres tall and nicely shaped and dressed, the stone, known as Le Roi des Menhirs (King of the menhirs) is so big that it was not destroyed, and has now had a municipal park created around it. It is right outside the back of the local Mairie, and is a nice central feature to the garden. However, even here it has suffered from vandalism, somebody having chalked a massive hopscotch type board onto the flat southeast face of the menhir. There are also a few holes which have been drilled into it.



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 5 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 5

Camp de César menhir
Camp de César menhir submitted by thecaptain : The King of the Menhirs, in the public gardens of Avrillé, in Vendée. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This large menhir is the only survivor of what was until the last century three stones here, set in an arrangement like the surviving Alignment de la Pierre, in the town public gardens behind the Mairie in the village of Avrillé in Vendée.

The stone is 8.7 metres long, with more than 7 metres above ground, and it has been nicely shaped and dressed. The stone, known as Le Roi des Menhirs (King of the menhirs) is so big that it was not destroyed when its two companions were, and has now had a municipal park created around it, right outside the back of the local Mairie, and is a nice central feature to the garden.

However, even here it has suffered from vandalism, somebody having chalked a massive hopscotch type board onto the flat southeast face of the menhir. There are also a few holes which have been drilled into it.

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Camp de César menhir submitted by geraldinefirequeen : The King Menhir stands outside the Town Hall of a small town near La Rochelle in France (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Camp de César Menhir submitted by johnstone : The western side of this enormous monotlith, Sep. 6, 2013 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Camp de César Menhir submitted by johnstone : The east side on Sep.6, 2013 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Camp de César Menhir submitted by johnstone : The southern side, looks like a face in the stone, Sep.6, 2013 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Camp de César Menhir submitted by johnstone : Information panel, Sep.6, 2013

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Camp de César menhir submitted by Rubis : Site in Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) France

Camp de César menhir
Camp de César menhir submitted by Rubis : Postcard before 1887. On the left of the menhir, we can see a windmill, now disappeared. Site in Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) France

Camp de César menhir
Camp de César menhir submitted by FleaMarket : Postcard from about 1900 in Vendee. Photo by L. Amiaud. At the time, the locals also called this giant Menhir Pierre-Levee

Camp de César menhir
Camp de César menhir submitted by thecaptain : Camp de César menhir, also known as Le Roi des Menhirs (King of the menhirs)

Camp de César menhir
Camp de César menhir submitted by thecaptain : This large menhir is the only survivor of what was until the last century three stones here, set in an arrangement like the surviving Alignment de la Pierre, in the town public gardens behind the Mairie in the village of Avrillé

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Re: Camp de César menhir by TheCaptain on Saturday, 24 November 2012
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see top of menhir above houses in streetview

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