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

Submitted by TheCaptain on Thursday, 29 July 2010  Page Views: 5692

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Puy Durand menhir
Country: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Les Sables-d'Olonne  Nearest Village: Avrillé
Latitude: 46.476100N  Longitude: 1.4894W
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
no data Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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
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no data 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 couldn't find on 6th Jun 2005 They sell postcards of this menhir, and it looks massive. I found Puy Durand, and had a good look all around, but could not find any signs of the menhir. There are lots of private and fenced off areas here, so the menhir is probably inside one of these.

Puy Durand menhir
Puy Durand menhir submitted by Rubis : Puy Durand menhir (Vote or comment on this photo)
Puy Durand Menhir, just to the north of Avrillé in the park of the manor Puydurand

They sell postcards of this menhir, and it looks massive. I found Puy Durand, and had a good look all around, but could not find any signs of the menhir. There are lots of private and fenced off areas here, so the menhir is probably inside one of these.

From Rubis.
"This huge menhir is in the park of the manor Puydurand and the only way to it is the entrance of this manor, on the D19. Of course, we can't go in without the permission of the owner. The menhir is made of granit stone, has a circumference of 37 meters 50 and pounds 103.000 kilos."

Note: Lovely set of stones on old postcards from Rubis
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Puy Durand menhir
Puy Durand menhir submitted by Rubis : Puy Durand menhir (Vote or comment on this photo)

Puy Durand menhir
Puy Durand menhir submitted by Rubis : This huge menhir is in the park of the manor Puydurand and the only way to it is the entrance of this manor, on the D19. Of course, we can't go in without the permission of the owner. The menhir is made of granit stone, has a circumference of 37 meters 50 and pounds 103.000 kilos. Site in Pays de la Loire:Vendée (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Puy Durand menhir by Rubis on Tuesday, 25 May 2010
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This menhir is in the park of the manor Puydurand and it weighs 103.000 kilos.
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