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<< Our Photo Pages >> Menhir de la Pierre Droite (Rieux-en-Val) - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Languedoc:Aude (11)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Thursday, 10 February 2005  Page Views: 4808

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Menhir de la Pierre Droite (Rieux-en-Val) Alternative Name: Menhir de las Coumbos
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 1.261 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Languedoc:Aude (11) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Carcassonne  Nearest Village: Rieux-en-Val
Latitude: 43.085411N  Longitude: 2.535036E
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
4 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
5

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Menhir de la Pierre Droite (Rieux-en-Val)
Menhir de la Pierre Droite (Rieux-en-Val) submitted by johnstone : The menhir with the iron cross on July 23, 2001 (Vote or comment on this photo)
A christianised menhir 2 metres tall with an iron cross added to the top.



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RENAULT 16
RENAULT 16
Le HY abandonné
RENAULT 4 TL
RENAULT 16
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