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Rock ArtSite Name: Rances Schalensteine
Country: Switzerland
NOTE: This site is 4.089 km away from the location you searched for.
Canton: Waadt Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Lausanne  Nearest Village: Rances
Latitude: 46.761220N  Longitude: 6.531100E
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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Megalithic89 visited on 19th Mar 2025 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5

Rances Schalensteine
Rances Schalensteine submitted by Megalithic89 : Site in Waadt Switzerland. Cup mark stone with 14 cup marks. Photo taken March 2025. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cuphole stones in Waadt

IMPORTANT NOTE: Site believed to be near this position. 2 cuphole stones in front of Church from nearby Bronze Age settlement.

Address: Sous-L'Église,
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Rances Schalensteine
Rances Schalensteine submitted by Megalithic89 : Cup mark stone with 6 cup marks. Photo taken March 2025. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rances Schalensteine
Rances Schalensteine submitted by Megalithic89 : Close-up of part of the impressive cup marks. Photo taken March 2025. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Rances Schalensteine by Megalithic89 on Wednesday, 19 March 2025
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The stones were found in 1945 at a site of prehistoric artefacts or at a prehistoric settlement. As the site was already used as a quarry, nothing convincing could be said about the site's previous use. The stones were placed in front of the Church and can be viewed there.
Info taken from: Swiss Inventory of Stone Monuments, http://www.ssdi.ch, Objects No. 1359.02 and 1359.03. Please see my previous comment for the links.
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Rances Schalensteine by Megalithic89 on Friday, 04 October 2024
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Swiss Inventory of Stone Monuments Objects No. 1359.02 and 1359.03
Link to SSDI Object No. 1359.02
Link to SSDI Object No. 1359.03
PDF Documents in German, with photos.
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