<< Our Photo Pages >> St Simon menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Auvergne:Cantal (15)
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: St Simon menhirCountry: France
NOTE: This site is 5.85 km away from the location you searched for.
Département: Auvergne:Cantal (15) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Aurillac Nearest Village: St Simon
Latitude: 44.962200N Longitude: 2.508700E
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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alchemille visited on 27th Oct 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Hexagonal menhir with an iron cross on top. It's 1.65m high and 40cm wide. It is found in the intersection of the road to Mazeyrac, following the route d'Estive, or otherwise the Departmental road D58 to Giou de Mamou.
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