<< Our Photo Pages >> Pierres Folles du Follet - Standing Stones in France in Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85)
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pierres Folles du FolletCountry: 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
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
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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.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 3 Access: 5
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.
Base Mérimée (Historic Monument) (A)
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