<< Our Photo Pages >> Puy Durand menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85)
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Puy Durand menhirCountry: 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:
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 |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
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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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.
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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