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<< Our Photo Pages >> Coinche polissoir - Polissoir in France in Centre:Loiret (45)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Monday, 12 February 2007  Page Views: 4628

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Coinche polissoir
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 4.176 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Centre:Loiret (45) Type: Polissoir
Nearest Town: Montargis  Nearest Village: Chantecoq
Latitude: 48.064900N  Longitude: 2.976300E
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
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3 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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TheCaptain visited on 12th Feb 2007 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 3 About 80 metres from the menhir are several large rocks laying flat in the next field. One of these stones has three lovely polishing grooves in the top at one side, each about 50 cm long, and a big cuvette basin for polishing the flat sides. As for the menhir, these stones are in a cropped field, and not normally possible to find, but I was again taken to them. There were more polishing grooves elsewhere on the rocks, but these have been broken off when the rocks were partly broken several hundred years ago to build houses. Somebody has a house with polishing grooves incorporated in their walls ! It is now all very dry land round here, but in the past this was an area of swamp and marsh, which would have provided the water necessary for the polishing task. The ancient people didn't live here, but had a village a bit further down the valley. Also found near here in the past was a portable polishing stone, which is now in the safe keeping of a museum somewhere. These two stones would have been impossible for me to find and see had it not been for the kindness and help of the farmers wife. And although she spoke quick French, I gained a lot of information from her that I would otherwise never have been able to find out. She is obviously very proud to have these stones on her land, and interested in them. Many thanks to her.

Coinche polissoir
Coinche polissoir submitted by thecaptain : Large polissoir stone found near the hamlet of Coinche, which has three lovely polishing grooves in the top at one side, each about 50 cm long, and a big cuvette basin for polishing the flat sides. (Vote or comment on this photo)
In the middle of a cropped field, down a track behind the Coinche farmhouse, are several large rocks laying flat in the field. One of these stones has three lovely polishing grooves in the top at one side, each about 50 cm long, and a big cuvette basin for polishing the flat sides.

There were once more polishing grooves elsewhere on the stones, but these have been broken off when the rocks were partly broken several hundred years ago to build houses. Somebody around here has a house with polishing grooves incorporated into their walls !

It is now all very dry land round here, but in the past this was an area of swamp and marsh, which would have provided the water necessary for the polishing task. The ancient people didn't live here, but had a village a bit further down the valley.

Also found near here in the past was a portable polishing stone, which is now in the safe keeping of a museum somewhere.

As for the nearby menhir, these stones are generally in a cropped field, and not normally easy to find, but I was taken to them by the farmers wife.


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Coinche polissoir
Coinche polissoir submitted by thecaptain : Coinche polissoir stone, with three lovely polishing grooves in the top at one side, each about 50 cm long. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Coinche polissoir
Coinche polissoir submitted by thecaptain : Coinche polissoir stones can be seen here in the ploughed field. The Coinche menhir stands in the field of sunflowers beyond the polissoir stones, towards the top end of the wood. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Coinche polissoir by TheCaptain on Monday, 12 February 2007
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These polissoir stones would have been impossible for me to find and see had it not been for the kindness and help of the farmers wife, who showed me where to find them.

Although she spoke quick French, I gained a lot of information from her that I would otherwise never have been able to find out. She is obviously very proud to have these stones on her land, and interested in them. Many thanks to her.
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