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<< Our Photo Pages >> La Pierre Birette - Polissoir in France in Centre:Indre-et-Loire (37)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 08 September 2010  Page Views: 2819

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: La Pierre Birette Alternative Name: La Pierre du Diable
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 3.128 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Centre:Indre-et-Loire (37) Type: Polissoir
Nearest Town: Chatellerault  Nearest Village: Le Petit Pressigny
Latitude: 46.922000N  Longitude: 0.919000E
Condition:
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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:
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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
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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
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Coeur de Birette submitted by thecaptain : The polishing grooves can be clearly seen atop the stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)
La Pierre Birette is a Polissoir stone found in the community of Le Petit Pressigny, but which has now been moved for display in the gardens of the Chateau de Grand Pressigny and its Musée de la Préhistoire.

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Re: La Pierre Birette by lafemmedepierre on Saturday, 21 July 2018
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Two files for one "polissoir" with sevarel names :
"Polissoir de Birette" or "Coeur de Birette" or "Polissoir des Bordes" ou "Pierre du Diable".
It's true that it has been moved from the community where it was discovered, Le Petit-Pressigny, at a place called "Les Bordes", to the courtyard of the Château-MUSEE at the community of "Le Grand Pressigny.
But even so, one file may be sufficient as to present this stone ?

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Re: La Pierre Birette by rainham_mob on Friday, 10 September 2010
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oops. That was me
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Re: La Pierre Birette by Anonymous on Friday, 10 September 2010
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This stone is now at the Chateau of le Grand Pressigny. It was moved on 1st June, 1954 Touraine Insolite has more details (in French)
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    Re: La Pierre Birette by TheCaptain on Friday, 10 September 2010
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    Thanks for that info. I've just linked it up with the Grand-Pressigny Musée de la Préhistoire sitepage.
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