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<< Our Photo Pages >> Menhir du Grand Bois - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Belgium in Namur

Submitted by Alta-Falisa on Monday, 12 May 2014  Page Views: 2139

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Menhir du Grand Bois
Country: Belgium
NOTE: This site is 2.894 km away from the location you searched for.

Province: Namur Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Amay  Nearest Village: Jehay
Latitude: 50.575688N  Longitude: 5.323281E
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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
4

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Menhir du Grand Bois
Menhir du Grand Bois submitted by Alta-Falisa : Installed in the splendid park of the Castle of Jehay by the late Count G. van der Steen, in the years 1970's. The park and castle are property of the Belgian State since 1999. Photo : May 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Found in the nearby wood "Grand Bois" in the years 1970's, and re-erected in the Arboretum of the Castle of Jehay.

Menhir quite similar in size and overall shape to the Pierre qui Tourne (Velaine-sur-Sambre) [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=35580].
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Menhir du Grand Bois
Menhir du Grand Bois submitted by Alta-Falisa : The "Menhir du Grand Bois", since its discovery in the vicinity, is being looked after in the park of the Castle of Jehay. May 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Menhir du Grand Bois
Menhir du Grand Bois submitted by Alta-Falisa : May 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Menhir du Grand Bois
Menhir du Grand Bois submitted by Alta-Falisa : May 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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