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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Menhir des Demoiselles (Colombiers-sur-Seulles) Alternative Name: Pierre Debout, Menhir dit la PierreCountry: France Département: Normandie:Calvados (14) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Caen Nearest Village: Colombiers-sur-Seulles
Latitude: 49.296700N Longitude: 0.507W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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johnstone visited on 22nd Jun 2009 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4
TheCaptain visited on 23rd Apr 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Just over 2 metres in height this menhir is set in its own little grassy area beside the road junction just uphill to the east of the village. It is a square pillar with several holes and indentations and has been broken in the past at both top and bottom (probably during the war) and is now remounted on a concrete post.
While I was here it was sunny between the clouds there was a bike race going on past the stone and an old warplane flying above which all added to a nice French rural scene
foz750 visited - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Just to the side of the road outside the village stands this stone, good information board and parking.
The stone itself has many marks and indentations, I can imagine before it was damaged it would have been imposing.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3.33 Access: 4.67
It is a square pillar with several holes and indentations, and has been broken in the past at both top and bottom (probably during the war) and is now remounted on a concrete post.
www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00111236 "> Base Mérimée (Historic Monument)
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