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<< Our Photo Pages >> La Croix Morfondue - Ancient Cross in France in Pays de la Loire:Sarthe (72)

Submitted by foz750 on Wednesday, 18 October 2023  Page Views: 206

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: La Croix Morfondue
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 13.185 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Pays de la Loire:Sarthe (72) Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Sille le Guillaume  Nearest Village: Le Grez
Latitude: 48.187749N  Longitude: 0.154998W
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.
3 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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La Croix Morfondue
La Croix Morfondue submitted by foz750 : Site in Pays de la Loire:Sarthe (72) France (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Pays de la Loire:Sarthe (72)

One of 3 ancient crosses in the small village of Le Grez in the Sarthe department.
La Croix Morfondue is a small russet cross which marked the limit of the Templar commandary of Gué Lain near Fresney sur Sarthe.
Forming part of the Pilgrim's Route to Mt St Micheal.
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La Croix Morfondue
La Croix Morfondue submitted by foz750 : La Croix Morfondue (Vote or comment on this photo)

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