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<< Our Photo Pages >> Courbessac Menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Languedoc:Gard (30)

Submitted by ocdolmen on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 6671

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Courbessac Menhir Alternative Name: Menhir de Courbessac
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 2.434 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Languedoc:Gard (30) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Nîmes  Nearest Village: Nîmes
Latitude: 43.858916N  Longitude: 4.414487E
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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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Courbessac menhir submitted by ocdolmen : This menhir is situated between Nîmes airport and the highway. 2 metres high, limestone (Vote or comment on this photo)
This menhir is situated between Nîmes airport and the highway. 2 metres high, limestone.


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