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<< Our Photo Pages >> La Pierre des Hommes - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 2328

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: La Pierre des Hommes
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 9.476 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Cholet  Nearest Village: Coron
Latitude: 47.119848N  Longitude: 0.610805W
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
4 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.
4 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
4

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La Pierre des Hommes
La Pierre des Hommes submitted by johnstone : The back of the monolith, June 21, 2007 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Menhir in Maine-et-Loire



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La Pierre des Hommes
La Pierre des Hommes submitted by johnstone : Standing in the pasture behind the farm "La Grange" on June 21, 2007 (Vote or comment on this photo)

La Pierre des Hommes
La Pierre des Hommes submitted by johnstone : Beware of the cows, June 21, 2007 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 3.4km NW 316° La Pierre Pointue (Coron) Standing Stone (Menhir)
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 21.0km N 7° La Pierre Couverte de Montbenault* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
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