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<< 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 Kermaillard
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Morbihan (56) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Vannes  Nearest Village: Sarzeau
Latitude: 47.536010N  Longitude: 2.849306W
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
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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
0No data.
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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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.

regina X-Ice have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.67 Ambience: 4.33 Access: 4.67

Kermaillard menhir
Kermaillard menhir submitted by stollentroll : Kermaillard menhir, around 4 metres tall. The menhir shows engravings and cup-marks. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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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Kermaillard menhir
Kermaillard menhir submitted by regina : Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kermaillard menhir
Kermaillard menhir submitted by regina : GPS 47.53598N 2.84929W (5 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Kermaillard menhir
Kermaillard menhir submitted by theCaptain : 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. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Kermaillard menhir
Kermaillard menhir submitted by theCaptain (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kermaillard menhir
Kermaillard menhir submitted by theCaptain : 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 ...

Kermaillard menhir
Kermaillard menhir submitted by theCaptain : noticeboard at Kermaillard menhir

Kermaillard Menhir
Kermaillard Menhir submitted by markj99 : A square and crescent carved in bas-relief on the base of the WNW Face of Menhir de Kermaillard.

Kermaillard Menhir
Kermaillard Menhir submitted by karolus : A new sign has been put up, displaying an image of one of the carvings not visible to the eye - a spouting whale, similar to that on the back stone of the dolmen at Mane Lud Tumulus.

Kermaillard Menhir
Kermaillard Menhir submitted by johnstone : Close up of the top, June 28, 2012

Kermaillard Menhir
Kermaillard Menhir submitted by johnstone : The flat side has the engravings, the other side is spherical, June 28, 2012

Kermaillard menhir
Kermaillard menhir submitted by theCaptain : 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 ...

Kermaillard menhir
Kermaillard menhir submitted by stollentroll : Kermaillard menhir, cup-marks.

Kermaillard menhir
Kermaillard menhir submitted by stollentroll : Kermaillard menhir, engravings.

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