44 LIST OF DOLMENS, MENHIRS, ETC. 



Les Pa.S. — The estate of Les Pas lies to the west of Plaisance in the 

 narrow lane which runs from " Les Heches " to St. Peter's Church. 

 In all probability a stone bearing the imprints of two human feet 

 existed there in former days and was the origin of the name. (44.) 



Two crosses stood near the group of dolmens. "La 

 Croix des Marches," at a little distance in the south-west 

 and " La Croix John Brehaut " to the north-west on the road 

 leading to St. Peter's Church, a short distance beyond La 

 Ville Herode. 



La Po^quelaye Fief Beyval.- This dolmen seems to have 

 stcod near " La Longue Veille." In the Extente du fief de Beuval, 

 1549, on "La Demie Bouvee et Acre Robert de Beuval," we find : 

 " Les hers Martin Symon a la Pouquellaye au long du clos Peysson, 

 1 v. 2^ p. Item Collin de Garis ving-trois perques en la ditte 

 poucoulleye, la ditte poucoulleye dedens." (45.) 



Le Hurell de la Bete. — The spectre of the Dog of Death haunted 

 the district round the Chapel of St. Brioc, and we find in the above- 

 mentioned Extente of 1549: " Le Hurell de la Bette," on "Les 

 Neuf vergees de la Craeste," while the adjoining division of Fief 

 Beuval on which the Chapel of St. Brioc stood was called " L'Acre 

 du Hurell de la Bette." 



La. Reque au Follet. — This rock stood on Fief Beauval on the 

 boundaries of "La Bouvee es Pains" and "La Bouvee Thomelin 

 de Lisle." On the latter we find, according to the Extente of 1549 : 

 Pierre Gallienne a cause de sa femme fille de John Brehault des 

 Islets," holding " 1 vergee devers le voest de la Roque au Follet en 

 la haulte Craeyne buttant sur la falleze." " La Roque au Follet " 

 was in all probability a menhir as " Les Follets " were akin to 

 " Les Fades " and " Les Fadets " elves or goblins, the Breton " Kor- 

 riks " and " Kerrigans," who according to popular belief danced 

 around dolmens and menhirs. (46.) 



La Roque qui Tourne. — This stone was also on Fief Beuval 

 on La Bouvee Guillome Dry and we find in the Extente of 1549 : 

 " Jehan le Clercq en la corniere de son jardin devers la Roque qui 

 torne, 9 perques." It was in all probability a megalithic monument, 

 but whether a menhir or a dolmen is difficult to say as in France 

 the name " La Pierre qui Tourne " is frequently used for both. 

 Though no legend concerning "La Roque qui Tourne" has sur- 

 vived, it is very likely from its name that there was once attached 

 to it one that is very wide spread in France, namely, how once a 

 year, most usually at midnight on Christmas Eve, menhirs and the 

 stones of certain dolmens go down to the streams or rivers to drink, 

 disclosing stores of fairy gold beneath their bases ; but woe to him 

 who steps down into the hole to steal the treasure, for as the last 

 stroke of twelve sounds the stone returns and crushes him to death. 



(47.) 



La Roque Tranchefll.— This rock was also on the Fief de 

 Beuval, on " La Bouvee Thomelin de Lisle," near La Roque au 

 Follet, but there is nothing to show that it was a megalith. In the 

 Extente of 1549 we find : "Johan Le Lacheur a cause de sa femme " 

 holding 19J perches of land at La Roque Tranchefil. 



Le Trepiedj Cantereyne. — This dolmen was situated not far 

 from the millpond of Cantereyne. In the " Extente du fief de 

 Cantereyne," 1672, we find " Helier Mansel en son courtil de Trepit, 

 4 v. 6 p." •■ (48.) 



La Pouquelaye, near Le Longfrie. — In the Livre de Perchage du 

 Fief Suart, 1898, Fief des Reveaux, we find on La Demie Bouvee 



