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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pierres Folles du Follet - Standing Stones in France in Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 4332

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pierres Folles du Follet
Country: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: La Roche-sur-Yon  Nearest Village: Rosnay
Latitude: 46.527580N  Longitude: 1.29925W
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
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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
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johnstone visited on 10th Sep 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5

TheCaptain visited on 15th May 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5 The Pierres Folle de Follet are two large menhirs both about 3.5 metres tall positioned one each side of a little lane like giant gateposts at the hamlet of the same name just to the south of the D19 a couple of kilometres south of the village of Rosnay. There is a legend associated with them, which is printed on a little sign nearby, but which I cannot translate adequately. Something about Gargantua playing quoits here, and destroying houses and the flocks, and causing terror in the region. One day, he crushed a dozen sheep while playing near Rosnay, and the sheepdogs got fed up, and threw two quoits back at him, which stuck in the ground here forming the Pierres Folles.



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Pierres Folles du Follet
Pierres Folles du Follet submitted by thecaptain : The Pierres Folles de Follet are two large menhirs both about 3.5 metres tall. They have a nice legend associated with them. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Pierres Folle de Follet are two large menhirs both about 3.5 metres tall positioned one each side of a little lane like giant gateposts at the hamlet of Follet just to the south of the D19 a couple of kilometres south of the village of Rosnay.

There is a legend associated with them, which is printed on a little sign nearby, but which I cannot translate adequately. Something about Gargantua playing quoits here, and destroying houses and the flocks, and causing terror in the region. One day, he crushed a dozen sheep while playing near Rosnay, and the sheepdogs got fed up, and threw two quoits back at him, which stuck in the ground here forming the Pierres Folles.

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Pierres Folles du Follet
Pierres Folles du Follet submitted by johnstone : The two monoliths, each at a corner, Sep.10, 2013 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierres Folles du Follet
Pierres Folles du Follet submitted by johnstone : The inclining, pointed-head menhir, Sep.10, 2013 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierres Folles du Follet
Pierres Folles du Follet submitted by johnstone : The straight, round headed menhir on Sep.10, 2013 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierres Folles du Follet
Pierres Folles du Follet submitted by Rubis : Pierres Folles du Follet, in the years 1940-1950. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierres Folles du Follet
Pierres Folles du Follet submitted by thecaptain : There is a legend associated with the Pierres Folles, which is printed on a little sign nearby, but which I struggle to translate adequately. Its along the lines of Gargantua playing quoits here, and destroying houses and the flocks, and causing terror in the region. One day, he crushed a dozen sheep while playing near Rosnay, and the sheepdogs got fed up, and threw two quoits back at him, whi... (1 comment)

Pierres Folles du Follet
Pierres Folles du Follet submitted by thecaptain : The Pierres Folle de Follet are two large menhirs both about 3.5 metres tall positioned one each side of a little lane like giant gateposts.

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Re: Pierres Folles du Follet by TheCaptain on Friday, 17 January 2014
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not a very good view, but they're there on streetview

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