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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Orthostat of Martres de VeyreCountry: 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:
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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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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