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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pierre Tournante (Livarot)Country: France Département: Normandie:Calvados (14) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Lisieux Nearest Village: Livarot
Latitude: 49.016100N Longitude: 0.173300E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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La Pierre Tournante is a 2.2 metre tall puddingstone menhir, which can be found in the woods near La Croix Riotte, to the northeast of the village of Livarot.
Legend has it that there is much treasure hidden underneath the menhir, but which is guarded by the devil.
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