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<< Our Photo Pages >> La Pierre des Serments - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85)

Submitted by Rubis on Monday, 16 August 2010  Page Views: 1786

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: La Pierre des Serments
Country: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Les Sables d'Olonne  Nearest Village: Olonne sur Mer
Latitude: 46.536944N  Longitude: 1.771667W
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.
5 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
2

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La Pierre des Serments
La Pierre des Serments submitted by Rubis : This triangular stone is a capstone. It has bee moved a lot of times before returning near the fountain. Site in Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) France (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone which can be found near a spring, in the north of the center of the village.

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La Pierre des Serments
La Pierre des Serments submitted by Rubis : Behind the stone, we can see the two little pillars. For a long time the washerwomen used to do their washing on the capstone which was fallen. Site in Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

La Pierre des Serments
La Pierre des Serments submitted by Rubis : The two little pillars Site in Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

La Pierre des Serments
La Pierre des Serments submitted by Rubis : This triangular stone is a capstone. It has been moved a lot of times before returning near the fountain. Site in Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) France Site in Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

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