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<< Other Photo Pages >> Prat Ledan menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Bretagne:Finistère (29)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Tuesday, 28 December 2004  Page Views: 3145

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Prat Ledan menhir
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Finistère (29) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Brest  Nearest Village: Plabennec
Latitude: 48.504024N  Longitude: 4.361642W
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.
3 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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A 5 metre tall menhir repaired and re-erected in 1985.
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Prat Ledan menhir
Prat Ledan menhir submitted by monik : This menhir from the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age had been lying in a field since 1880, broken in 3. About 5,000 years old, it weighs 7 tons and measures 7.30 m high. At the top, a cavity was dug in order to christiannize it (flowers enjoy the place) – an engraved cross appears on one side. It was restored thanks to the impulse of the Kroaz Hent association and straightened in 1985 wi... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Prat Ledan menhir by Anonymous on Friday, 18 January 2013
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Re: lanvrizan menhir by Anonymous on Thursday, 03 November 2005
this menhir has been destroyed or exploded by a farmer about 70 years ago .
trouble for the crops
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