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<< Our Photo Pages >> Orthostat of Martres de Veyre - Chambered Tomb in France in Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63)

Submitted by alchemille on Tuesday, 10 May 2016  Page Views: 1469

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Orthostat of Martres de Veyre
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 4.719 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63) Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Clermont Ferrand, Cournon d'Auvergne  Nearest Village: les Martres de Veyre
Latitude: 45.704233N  Longitude: 3.198630E
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
2 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.
5 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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Orthostat of Martres de Veyre
Orthostat of Martres de Veyre submitted by alchemille : Orthostat of Martres de Veyre (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Tomb in Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63)

This single orthostat is situated near the commune of les Martres-de-Veyre, small town in the Auvergne region, prefecture of Puy de Dôme, the single orthostat is situated near the railway line, following the D8, Les Martres de Veyre to Cournon d’Auvergne, at a close distance from the Allier river which runs parallel to the departmental road.
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Orthostat of Martres de Veyre
Orthostat of Martres de Veyre submitted by alchemille : Orthostat of Martres de Veyre (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Orthostat of Martres de Veyre by ColinBerry on Monday, 16 May 2016
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Is there such a thing as a "single orthostat" if found totally isolated from other stones? I thought an orthostat was always a slab-like stone that was just one element of a larger structure...
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Re: Orthostat of Martres de Veyre by davidmorgan on Monday, 16 May 2016
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