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Dolmen 1 de Coste-Claude Passage Grave |
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Dolmen 2 de Coste-Claude Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech |
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Dolmen de Coste-Rouge Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech |
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Dolmen de Gallardet Passage Grave |
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Dolmen de la Bruyère d'Usclas Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech |
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Grand Dolmen de Ferrussac Passage Grave |
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Menhir 1 du Coulet Standing Stone / Menhir |
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Menhir 2 (?) du Coulet Standing Stone / Menhir |
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Menhir de la Cisternette Standing Stone / Menhir |
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Menhir de la Levade Standing Stone / Menhir |
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Petit Dolmen de Ferrussac Passage Grave |
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Dolmen de Coste-Rouge (Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech) — Images (click to view fullsize) |
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Posted by Chance21st July 2010ce |
Menhir 2 (?) du Coulet (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Images |
 
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Posted by Moth17th October 2007ce |
Menhir 1 du Coulet (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Images |
 
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Posted by Moth 17th October 2007ce |
Menhir 2 (?) du Coulet (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Fieldnotes |
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Approximate long/lat coordinates only Access: See the Menhir de Cisternette and Menhir 1 de Coulet. Less than 300 metres east, on the north side of the road. Also less than 1km east of the Menhir de la Levade. As with all the menhirs here, there is a fence at the side of the road, so I'm not sure how easy it is to get right up to the stone, but it's very close to the road. 'Visited' Wednesday 5 September One web source I have seen since we got back suggests that there are two menhirs here, but gives no more information. We could only see one from the road, though looking closely at one my photographs there is what I had previously taken as a dead tree beyond the stone. I now think it could well be another stone. The one we definitely saw is a fairly chunky, tapering monolith around 3 metres tall and 1.5 metres wide. As with Menhir 1 du Coulet, it is set on the high plain surrounded by low hills. |
Posted by Moth 17th October 2007ce |
Menhir de la Cisternette (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Images |
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Posted by Moth 17th October 2007ce |
Menhir 1 du Coulet (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Fieldnotes |
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Approximate long/lat coordinates only Access: See the Menhir de la Cisternette. This one is right opposite, on the north side of the road, but 'Cisternette' is probably easier to spot (it's unmissable!) Also only about 600 metres east of the Menhir de la Levade and less than 300 metres west of the Menhir 2 (?) du Coulet. As with all the menhirs here, there is a fence at the side of the road, so I'm not sure how easy it is to get right up to the stone, but it's very close to the road. 'Visited' Wednesday 5 September A nice-looking, slim monolith 3.25 metres tall and 1.35 metres wide, set on the high plain surrounded by low hills. |
Posted by Moth 17th October 2007ce |
Menhir de la Cisternette (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Fieldnotes |
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Approximate long/lat coordinates only Access: See the Menhir de la Levade. The Menhir de Cisternette is easy to spot and the only one of the four menhirs we found that is to the right (south) of the road. Heading east on the D130, it is only about 600 metres past the Menhir de la Levade, which is on the left (north) of the road. (Less than 300 metres west of the Menhir 2 du Coulet). The Menhir 1 du Coulet is to the north of the road at the same point, but is probably harder to spot while moving.... As with all the menhirs here, there is a fence at the side of the road, so I'm not sure how easy it is to get right up to the stone, but it's very close to the road. 'Visited' Wednesday 5 September This one's a fairly beefy slab of a stone, 2.3 metres tall. It's set on the low slopes of the hillside surrounding the open high plain. Some marks on its north face have apparently been interpreted as a possible cross and attempt at christianisation. I'm not convinced, myself. |
Posted by Moth 17th October 2007ce |
Menhir de la Levade (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Fieldnotes |
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Approximate long/lat coordinates only Access: For directions, see the Petit Dolmen de Ferrussac. Heading east from the Petit dolmen, we spotted four menhirs from the road. In order, they were this one (on the left/north of the road), the Menhir de la Cisternette (on the right/south), Menhir 1 du Coulet (on the left/north) and one which I guess is Menhir 2 (?) du Coulet (on the left/north). Starting from the Petit Dolmen, go east on the D130 past the Grand Dolmen de Ferrussac. After passing the Grand Dolmen, once the countryside 'opens up' on the left, keep your eyes open (on both sides) for menhirs. I say look out on both sides because if you miss this one, the next one is the Menhir de la Cisternette on the right. As that's the only one we saw on the right, it is very helpful in working out where you are in relation to the others! The Menhir de la Levade is around 3km east of the Grand Dolmen on the left (north) of the road. There is a fence at the side of the road, so I'm not sure how easy it is to get right up to the stone, but it's easy to see from the road once you spot it. 'Visited' Wednesday 5 September Despite being 3 metres tall, we only just spotted this one in the scrub on the plain. But if you miss it, it would be easy to find by retracing your steps/wheeltracks from the Menhir de la Cisternette, which is very easy to spot on the right (south) of the road a little further along. We didn't stop, as we had traffic behind and weren't planning to stop at single stones.... I now regret this, as from the glimpse we got it looks like a fine menhir. Admittedly it seemed very much like the others on the D130, which we did get a chance to stop at and photograph. |
Posted by Moth 16th October 2007ce |
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