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Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005 Page Views: 4794

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Menhir de la Boilière Alternative Name: Boillière, Boitière
Country: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Les Sables-d'Olonne Nearest Village: Avrillé
Latitude: 46.466700N Longitude: 1.4825W
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

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4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
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3 Access:

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
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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 6th Sep 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4

TheCaptain visited on 5th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4 This 4 metre tall menhir fell in 1964, but has been re-erected only with the help of two cranes in the 1980s after they had failed to put it back up manually. It is a nicely shaped stone, and has at its foot another stone, which has several cupules and other markings cut into it. It is well signposted from the village of Avrillé, and is a pleasant evening stroll.

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 4

**Menhir de la Boilière** submitted by thecaptain : This 4 metre tall menhir just to the east of Avrillé fell in 1964, but has been re-erected only with the help of two cranes in the 1980s after they had failed to put it back up manually. (Vote or comment on this photo)

This 4 metre tall menhir just to the east of Avrillé fell in 1964, but has been re-erected only with the help of two cranes in the 1980s after they had failed to put it back up manually.

It is a nicely shaped stone, and has at its foot another stone, which has several cupules and other markings cut into it. It is well signposted from the village of Avrillé, and is a pleasant evening stroll.

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