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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pierre des Druides (St Alexandre) - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Languedoc:Gard (30)

Submitted by archeomick on Sunday, 21 November 2010  Page Views: 3037

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pierre des Druides (St Alexandre) Alternative Name: Menhir de St Alexandre
Country: France Département: Languedoc:Gard (30) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Pont Saint Esprit  Nearest Village: Saint Alexandre
Latitude: 44.230000N  Longitude: 4.620800E
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
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
4 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
5

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Pierre des Druides (St Alexandre)
Pierre des Druides (St Alexandre) submitted by archeomick : La Pierre des Druides. Site in Languedoc:Gard (30). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone located north of the St Alexandre village, in an recent allotment on a hill (chemin du moulin à vent), near an old roman camp.

This place is very near the old Roman way from Nîmes to Vaison La Romaine, called "Route des Voconces".
Height: 200- Width: 70- Thickness: 20--Orientation: E/W

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Pierre des Druides (St Alexandre)
Pierre des Druides (St Alexandre) submitted by archeomick : La Pierre des Druides. Site in Languedoc:Gard (30). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierre des Druides (St Alexandre)
Pierre des Druides (St Alexandre) submitted by archeomick : La Pierre des Druides. Site in Languedoc:Gard (30). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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