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La Garenne (La Rochepot)
Trip No.204 Entry No.211 Date Added: 27th Aug 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21))
Visited: Couldn't find on 3rd Aug 2005
Log Text: Dolmen to be found in the commune of La Rochepot, Côte-d'Or, but I could find nothing on maps to find it
Dolmen de Pierrefitte (Volnay)
Trip No.204 Entry No.213 Date Added: 27th Aug 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21))
Visited: Couldn't find on 3rd Aug 2005
Log Text: Dolmen in tumulus to be found in the commune of Volnay. This dolmen was excavated in 1914, yielding several bones. I could find nothing obvious to lead me here.
Croconnet Tumulus
Trip No.204 Entry No.214 Date Added: 27th Aug 2020
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: France (Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21))
Visited: Couldn't find on 3rd Aug 2005
Log Text: I had a need to fill up with diesel, and so couldn’t spend long looking for this, having spent about an hour driving round every lane in the area trying to find it. I am wondering if there is a local law around here prohibiting any roadsigns for anything other than wine sellers. The tumulus wasn't to be obviously found up the trackway I walked up.
Tombeaux du Single
Trip No.204 Entry No.215 Date Added: 27th Aug 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21))
Visited: Couldn't find on 3rd Aug 2005
Log Text: As with so many of the megalithic sites in the area, I could find nothing to help me find it. Remains of two burial chambers made with large slabs were excavated here in 1867. Many human bones, flint tools and a round holed stone were found.
Pierre Guénachère
Trip No.204 Entry No.203 Date Added: 27th Aug 2020
Site Type: Sculptured Stone
Country: France (Bourgogne:Saône-et-Loire (71))
Visited: Yes on 3rd Aug 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Pierre Guénachère submitted by thecaptain on 5th Sep 2006. Pierre Guénachère is a large granite block deep in the forest, which has got several strange carvings in it, and it is thought that they are prehistoric.
On the north side there are three circles, between 70 cm and 1 metre in diameter.
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Log Text: This is a large granite blockdeep in the forest near a little stream, about one kilometres walk from the farm of La Madeleine, just to the west of St Emiland. Take the track beside the farm, keeping left, and after some distance it is signposted.
The stone is a granite block, 4m by 3m by 2m high, which has got several strange carvings in it, particularly large circles. On the north side there are three circles, between 70 cm and 1 metre in diameter, while on the south side there is a straight line and a large, deeply cut circle, more than one metre in diameter. These symbols seem to have been very roughly hewn with stone tools, and it is thought that they are prehistoric. There are many legends associated with this stone, of which I don't know any.
Dolmen dit la Pierre-Brûlée
Trip No.204 Entry No.212 Date Added: 27th Aug 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21))
Visited: Yes on 3rd Aug 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Dolmen dit la Pierre-Brûlée submitted by thecaptain on 16th Sep 2006. La Pierre-Brûlée, Volnay.
Just to the south of the D.17 between Meloisey and Pommard, the remains of a mound can be seen, with a capstone sitting on the top.
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Log Text: Just to the south of the D.17 between Meloisey and Pommard, near to the crossroads with the D.23, this dolmen is to be found within a field which when I visited was well fenced off with electric fencing and full of sheep, so I didn’t go in. The remains of a mound can be seen, with a capstone sitting on the top.
La Pierre qui Vire (Rochepot)
Trip No.204 Entry No.208 Date Added: 27th Aug 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21))
Visited: Yes on 3rd Aug 2005. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
La Pierre qui Vire (Rochepot) submitted by thecaptain on 16th Sep 2006. There's not much left to see, except the big capstone which is sort of triangular shaped.
There are traces of a mound, and a chamber underneath, but nothing really substantial remains.
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Log Text: High up on the ridge to the south of the village of Rochepot, with its fantastic chateau and well known wines, can be found this stone which turns. There's not much left to see, except the big capstone which is sort of triangular shaped, 4 metres by 3 metres. There are traces of a mound, and a chamber underneath, but nothing really substantial remains.
There are supposedly several dolmens and an allee couverte in the Rochepot community, but if this is the only one on the maps, I doubt I will find any of the others, so decide to give up now on looking for more.
Menhirs d'Epoigny
Trip No.204 Entry No.204 Date Added: 27th Aug 2020
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: France (Bourgogne:Saône-et-Loire (71))
Visited: Yes on 3rd Aug 2005. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
Menhirs d'Epoigny submitted by thecaptain on 27th Oct 2006. Just outside the main field of stones, beside the road junction, is a sixth menhir, this one only about 2 metres tall and broken, and which does not align with any of the others. Another stone is nearby.
This is the first view you get of the stones as you approach.
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Log Text: Just to the south of the D.978 road, a few kilometres north west of Couches, is a sign to menhirs, which I of course followed. About a kilometre from the main road is a little road junction, and several menhirs can be seen in the fields. It's hard to make out exactly what the menhirs represent, and how accurate they are is open to question, as they have all been re-erected in concrete bases fairly recently.
Near the side of the lane is a row of three superbly sculpted menhirs, the southern one being 5.5 metres tall, with several carved lines and cupmarks. The central menhir is about 4.5 metres tall, but has lost its top, while the northern menhir is fallen and broken (in actual fact it looks to have been cut up) and would perhaps have been bigger than its neighbours. The three menhirs are evenly spaced about 7 metres apart, and are aligned NW to SE at about 125°. Forty or fifty metres away to the north, are another pair of menhirs, both about 4.5 metres in height, and again they are superbly shaped and dressed. These are spaced at about 10 metres from each other, and align NE to SW at 025°, and any intersection passes through the row of three but not at any stone. Of this pair of menhirs, the southern one has a few cupules carved into it, while the northern one is decorated with lines, cupules and at least one axe, and a few more serpent like lines. Just outside this field, beside the road junction, is a sixth menhir, this one only about 2 metres tall and broken, and which does not align with any of the others.
It is thought that there was once more menhirs here. This feels like a very powerful place, up on this hill. I feel all trembly here, and in awe of the stones, and find it hard to leave.
La Pierre-Aux-Sorcières
Trip No.204 Entry No.223 Date Added: 4th Sep 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bourgogne:Yonne (89))
Visited: Couldn't find on 4th Aug 2005
La Pierre-Aux-Sorcières submitted by TheCaptain on 19th Mar 2020. La Pierre-Aux-Sorcières, Vaumort
photo from patrimoine-de-france.com
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Log Text: La Pierre-Aux-Sorcières, or La Pierre-Enlevée is to be found in the community of Vaumort. I'd have liked to have found the Witch's stone, but I don’t have a map with it marked on, and there are no signs or notices in the village to help. Shame.
Pierre Pelot
Trip No.204 Entry No.218 Date Added: 4th Sep 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21))
Visited: Couldn't find on 4th Aug 2005
Pierre Pelot submitted by AlexHunger on 11th Jul 2010. Natural stone near the top of hill in Bourgogne hiking area which I have classed as a Menhir. A local website claims it was a Judgement Stone under the celts or Gauls. I assume, the accused sat on the stone in front of it.
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Log Text: The village of Roche-en-Brenil is supposed to have two menhirs, but I could find no sign of either of them. It's a shame that these places do not have village maps with things marked, or any signposts like they do elsewhere. The area is covered with forests, and looks to be lots of natural granite outcrops.
Roche d'Arthur
Trip No.204 Entry No.219 Date Added: 4th Sep 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21))
Visited: Couldn't find on 4th Aug 2005
Roche D'arthur submitted by AlexHunger on 11th Jul 2010. Unusual Stone in Bourgogne. I have classed it as a Menhir, but it is probably a natural stone that has been arranged near the top of a hill in what is now a hiking area. A local web site believes it was and probably is still being used in fertility rites. A woman sliding down the stone was assured of hightened fertility.
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Log Text: The village of Roche-en-Brenil is supposed to have two menhirs, but I could find no sign of either of them. It's a shame that these places do not have village maps with things marked, or any signposts like they do elsewhere. The area is covered with forests, and looks to be lots of natural granite outcrops.
Grottes d'Arcy-sur-Cure
Trip No.204 Entry No.220 Date Added: 4th Sep 2020
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: France (Bourgogne:Yonne (89))
Visited: Saw from a distance on 4th Aug 2005
Grottes d'Arcy-sur-Cure submitted by aolson on 24th Jul 2020. The entrance to the Great Cave, the only one open to the public.
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Log Text: I drove past these caves, without realising what significance they have. If I had realised, I would have visited.
Pierre-Fritte (Villeneuve-sur-Yonne)
Trip No.204 Entry No.221 Date Added: 4th Sep 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bourgogne:Yonne (89))
Visited: Couldn't find on 4th Aug 2005
Log Text: I could find nowhere to stop and look for this menhir, which is somewhere between the busy N.6 road and the river Yonne.
Dolmen de la Bourde à la Gousse
Trip No.204 Entry No.224 Date Added: 4th Sep 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Bourgogne:Yonne (89))
Visited: Couldn't find on 4th Aug 2005
Log Text: There is a dolmen marked on my ign map near to the village of La Bourde a la Gousse, so I went to have a look. I walked a fair distance down a forest track, but I could find nothing. The forest was either very dense and impenetrable, or fenced off. There was at one point lots of rocks on the forest floor, in about the right position, but these were in a fenced off enclosure.
Camp de la Justice Alignements
Trip No.204 Entry No.216 Date Added: 4th Sep 2020
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: France (Bourgogne:Saône-et-Loire (71))
Visited: Saw from a distance on 4th Aug 2005. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2
Camp de la Justice Alignements submitted by thecaptain on 15th Sep 2006. These alignements are difficult to get to, across a railway and a couple of fields, but they can however be seen from the main road.
There are a couple of large stones and at least three smaller stones in a line along in the hedge.
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Log Text: Just to the north of Autun, near a place called Orme, along the busy N.81 road, can be found the remnants of these alignements. They are difficult to get to, across a railway and a couple of fields, but they can however be seen from the main road. There are a couple of large stones and at least three smaller stonesin a line along in the hedge. Any more than that, I cannot say, as I couldnt get right to them to have a proper look.
Pierre-Pointe
Trip No.204 Entry No.217 Date Added: 4th Sep 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21))
Visited: Yes on 4th Aug 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Pierre-Pointe submitted by thecaptain on 13th Oct 2006. This menhir, about 4 metres tall, can be seen around the back of an out of the way farmyard, just to the north of the N.6 road between Aunay and Saulieu.
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Log Text: This menhir, about 4 metres tall, can be seen around the back of an out of the way farmyard, just to the north of the N.6 road between Aunay and Saulieu. It is not easy to get to, but can be clearly seen from the lane leading to the farm, at a distance of about 50 metres. It is up on top of a hill with commanding views over the valley and plains below.
La Borne-Percée
Trip No.204 Entry No.222 Date Added: 4th Sep 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bourgogne:Yonne (89))
Visited: Yes on 4th Aug 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
La Borne-Percée submitted by thecaptain on 29th Nov 2006. In the Houssaye forests, high above the Yonne river southeast of Sens, and near to the village of Les Auberts can be found this menhir at a junction of forest tracks.
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Log Text: In the Houssaye forests, high above the Yonne river southeast of Sens, and near to the village of Les Auberts can be found this menhir at a junction of forest tracks. Its very small, only 1.3 metres tall, but mounted on a plinth and easy to find. Near to the top is a hole which has been cut through it, to which legends and stories are aplenty.
Lancy Dolmen
Trip No.204 Entry No.227 Date Added: 4th Sep 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Bourgogne:Yonne (89))
Visited: Yes on 5th Aug 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Lancy Dolmen submitted by TheCaptain on 5th Aug 2013. The dolmen is in a little clearing, and easy to find. The first thing you see is the obvious dolmen with capstone on top of two side supports. Closer inspection shows there to be a backstone, and a fallen stone at the large front opening.
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Log Text: Now this is more like it. In the Foret-de-Lancy, a couple of kilometres to the southeast of Saint-Maurice-aux-Riches-Hommes can be found this nice looking little dolmen. It is signposted from the road through the forest about 700 metres south of the parking place at the track to the Traînel dolmens, and is a 700 metre walk from the road along a forest track.
The dolmen is in a little clearing, 10 metres from the track, and easy to find. The forst thing you see is the obvious dolmen with a 3 m by 2 m capstone sat on top of two side supports, about 1.2 metres off the ground. Closer inspection shows there to be a backstone, and a fallen stone at the large front opening. Just to the southeast is another large stone standing upright, and there are plenty of other large stones laying about nearby. There would appear to be the remains of a round mound within which the dolmen was once covered.
I wonder whether there was a second chamber at some point, or perhaps a circle of stones around the mound. This is a very pleasant spot. Strangely, there are many hand prints painted on some of the stones.
Polissoir des Roches
Trip No.204 Entry No.232 Date Added: 4th Sep 2020
Site Type: Polissoir
Country: France (Bourgogne:Yonne (89))
Visited: Couldn't find on 5th Aug 2005
Log Text: The Polissoir des Roches, or Courgenay polissoir should be found in the forest to the south of the village of Courgenay, up on the hills. There are no signposts to be seen to it, so I am pretty sure that I will not be able to find it on my own.
Dolmen de Bercenay
Trip No.204 Entry No.233 Date Added: 4th Sep 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Bourgogne:Yonne (89))
Visited: Couldn't find on 5th Aug 2005
Dolmen de Bercenay submitted by Flickr on 23rd Jan 2016. Dolmen de la Pierre Couverte Site in Bourgogne:Yonne (89) France
Constitué de deux dalles disposées parallèlement et orientées est-ouest. Elles sont reliées entre elles par une troisième disposée à l'ouest. Ce qui forme une chambre rectangulaire ouverte à l'est. La chambre est recouverte d'une dalle de 3 m de longueur pour 2 m de large. Image copyright: Ombre&Lumiere, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.
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Log Text: Just off the edge of my map, the Pierre au Laurin, or Pierre Couverte, has no obvious signposts to it, and I could see no obvious signs of any dolmen in the locality, so I didn’t really look.
Which is a shame really, as I see later there are three good dolmens to be found here, much better than anything I did find!