<< Our Photo Pages >> Pierre Plantée des Fades - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Auvergne:Haute-Loire (43)
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pierre Plantée des FadesCountry: France
NOTE: This site is 3.37 km away from the location you searched for.
Département: Auvergne:Haute-Loire (43) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Le Puy-En-Velay Nearest Village: St-Jean d'Aubrigoux
Latitude: 45.348200N Longitude: 3.812500E
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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The menhir once had an iron cross installed on top of it...although now only a few scraps of iron remain embedded in the rock. The cross was placed in a small squarish hollow/bowl cut into the top of the menhir. Similar bowls are to be found on many of the local menhirs. 1.3 Km South of Village
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