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<< Other Photo Pages >> Les Pierres Jumelles (Mont-Saint-Éloi) - Standing Stones in France in Nord:Pas-de-Calais (62)

Submitted by AlexHunger on Tuesday, 17 May 2005  Page Views: 5602

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Les Pierres Jumelles (Mont-Saint-Éloi) Alternative Name: Pierres Droites, Pierres du Diable
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 2.937 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Nord:Pas-de-Calais (62) Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Arras  Nearest Village: Mont-Saint-Éloi
Latitude: 50.347638N  Longitude: 2.676848E
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
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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
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Les Pierres Jumelles (Mont-Saint-Éloi)
Les Pierres Jumelles (Mont-Saint-Éloi) submitted by Alta-Falisa : Photo taken in July 2004. Courtesy Olier62. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Two Menhirs, respectively 3.3 metres and 3 metres tall. In fields between Acq and Écoivres.
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Re: Les Pierres Jumelles (Mont-Saint-Éloi) by Alta-Falisa on Saturday, 26 April 2014
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More info and photos (in French) : http://www.legendes-nord.woeb.fr/legendes/Acq/legendes_acq.htm
I confirm the coordinates : the menhirs are clearly visible on Google Maps. 50° 20' 51.51" N 2° 40' 36.66" E
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Re: Les Pierres Jumelles (Mont-Saint-Éloi) by davidmorgan on Friday, 07 March 2014
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