<< Our Photo Pages >> Coeur de Birette - Polissoir in France in Centre:Indre-et-Loire (37)
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Coeur de Birette Alternative Name: Polissoir des BordesCountry: France Département: Centre:Indre-et-Loire (37) Type: Polissoir
Nearest Town: Chatellerault Nearest Village: Le Grand-Pressigny
Latitude: 46.921900N Longitude: 0.803300E
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 |
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TheCaptain visited on 30th Aug 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4 In the gardens of the Chateau de Grand Pressigny are, amongst many other things, a polissoir stone called (I believe) the Coeur de Birette ???.
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