<< Our Photo Pages >> Kermaillard Menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Bretagne:Morbihan (56)
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kermaillard Menhir Alternative Name: La Motte De Beurre, Menhir de KermaillardCountry: France Département: Bretagne:Morbihan (56) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Vannes Nearest Village: Sarzeau
Latitude: 47.536010N Longitude: 2.849306W
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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markj99 visited on 15th Sep 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Menhir de Kermaillard is a massive standing stone, sub-rectangular in cross section, measuring c. 1.7m long and 1.2m wide. This dressed pillar rises to a point at c. 4m. There is a square measuring c. 0.6m and a crescent carved in bas-relief on the base of the WSW face. A small axe carved on the left of the square is no longer visible. Proposed carvings on the ENE face are not visible in bright light.
johnstone visited on 28th Jun 2012 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5
TheCaptain visited on 10th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5 This 5.2 metre tall menhir, which was re-erected in 1988, stands in a pleasant little grassy area with an information sign. The stone is flat on one side, rounded on the other, and has been shaped to a point at the top. There are carvings on the stone, many small cupules, and near the base of the flat side, a very clear square with a crescent shape protruding from one corner, which reminded me of a saucepan.
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.67 Ambience: 4.33 Access: 4.67
There are carvings on the stone, many small cupules, and near the base of the flat side, a very clear square with a crescent shape protruding from one corner, which reminded me of a saucepan.
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