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The Henge Monuments of the British Isles: Myth and Archaeology

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<< Our Photo Pages >> La Roche (Coulon) - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Sunday, 19 December 2004  Page Views: 3231

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: La Roche (Coulon)
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 1.434 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Rennes  Nearest Village: Montfort-sur-Meu
Latitude: 48.128940N  Longitude: 1.9675W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 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 Roche (Coulon)
La Roche (Coulon) submitted by johnstone : Best side to look at, June 17, 2022 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Near Coulon, 2 km SW from the village of Montfort-sur-Meu, close to the D.72, is a puddingstone menhir about 2 metres in height, dominating the valley of the Meu river.

This stone was once much bigger, and many fragments broken from it lie nearby.
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La Roche (Coulon)
La Roche (Coulon) submitted by johnstone : It's a shame to treat menhirs like this, June 17, 2022 (Vote or comment on this photo)

La Roche (Coulon)
La Roche (Coulon) submitted by johnstone : View from aside, June 17, 2022 (Vote or comment on this photo)

La Roche (Coulon)
La Roche (Coulon) submitted by johnstone : Back side, reinforced, with service-pipes, June 17, 2022 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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