tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post7575813146216795047..comments2023-10-14T12:22:12.267+02:00Comments on Chez Charnizay: Disc throwing GargantuaNiall & Antoinettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-84230057554509780132014-04-05T10:24:27.477+02:002014-04-05T10:24:27.477+02:00@Perpetua - it is a lovely spot.
Indeed, but you ...@Perpetua - it is a lovely spot.<br /><br />Indeed, but you disappoint me. You mean you don't have one in your backyard!? ;-)Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-11139691321102239302014-04-04T19:07:03.025+02:002014-04-04T19:07:03.025+02:00Fascinating and so atmospheric. Prehistoric monume...Fascinating and so atmospheric. Prehistoric monuments like this are so impressive and evocative. We haven't yet found any in our bit of Manche, but can hardly throw a stone without hitting one in the far north of Scotland. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-61127649133394946422014-03-29T10:53:03.852+01:002014-03-29T10:53:03.852+01:00@MorningAJ - interesting indeed that these folk ta...@MorningAJ - interesting indeed that these folk tales seem to be linkedNiall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-33295343684359075762014-03-29T10:52:20.831+01:002014-03-29T10:52:20.831+01:00@Fly - more than you'd think I should imagine....@Fly - more than you'd think I should imagine. Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-772960772729760902014-03-29T10:50:43.953+01:002014-03-29T10:50:43.953+01:00@Pauline - it is lovely and a great place for a pi...@Pauline - it is lovely and a great place for a picnic. Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-33735866429620677882014-03-29T10:49:37.388+01:002014-03-29T10:49:37.388+01:00@Broad - indeed. t
The only shame is that there is...@Broad - indeed. t<br />The only shame is that there is no signposting at all from the village to the dolmen! The conseil municipal just have never bothered to put some in place.<br />You have to go on a treasure hunt or already have the co-ordinates to find it.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-2047157808127247292014-03-29T08:51:04.703+01:002014-03-29T08:51:04.703+01:00Fascinating stuff. There's a Meolithic site in...Fascinating stuff. There's a Meolithic site in Wales whose name translates as 'the giantess's apronful'. Interesting that you have a similar tale!MorningAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-41166960365758642732014-03-28T15:44:17.965+01:002014-03-28T15:44:17.965+01:00Where I first lived in France there were any numbe...Where I first lived in France there were any number of standing stones and dolmens not too far away.<br /><br />A barrow on a farm in the village had been blown up in 1912 for being 'in the way' and I used to wonder how many more had met that fate.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-84900320144488558462014-03-27T23:46:21.124+01:002014-03-27T23:46:21.124+01:00It's such a tranquil spot, with the dolmen pla...It's such a tranquil spot, with the dolmen placed at the end of a rolling lawn, and the trees around, a sort of open-air cathedral.Pollygarterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519711639714303756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-8461980545499277012014-03-27T15:01:55.562+01:002014-03-27T15:01:55.562+01:00How wonderful to have such an interesting site so ...How wonderful to have such an interesting site so near to your village. I love how the French have so many signs explaining in reasonable detail various sites of interest throughout the country.The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.com