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<< Text Pages >> Montmuran menhirs - Standing Stones in France in Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35)

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Montmuran menhirs
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 4.128 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Rennes  Nearest Village: Les Iffs
Latitude: 48.293000N  Longitude: 1.857W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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
3
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Two quartz menhirs can be found to the east of the village near to the Chateau de Montmuran.

One is 2.8 metres tall, the second is 1.9 metres tall.
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"Marie-Madeleine aux pieds de Jésus", verrière d'axe, années 1520, église St Ouen, Les Iffs, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne.
"Arrestation de Jésus", verrière d'axe, années 1520, église St Ouen, Les Iffs, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne.
"La dernière cène", verrière d'axe, années 1520, église St Ouen, Les Iffs, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne.
Verrière d'axe, années 1520, église St Ouen, Les Iffs, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne.
Verrière d'axe, années 1520, église St Ouen, Les Iffs, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne.
Verrière d'axe, années 1520, église St Ouen, Les Iffs, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne.

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