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<< Our Photo Pages >> Polissoir de Sart - Polissoir in Belgium in Luxembourg

Submitted by Alta-Falisa on Saturday, 05 September 2015  Page Views: 1722

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Polissoir de Sart
Country: Belgium
NOTE: This site is 15.851 km away from the location you searched for.

Province: Luxembourg Type: Polissoir
Nearest Town: Arlon  Nearest Village: Neufchâteau
Latitude: 49.818300N  Longitude: 5.451200E
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.
3 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.
5 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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Polissoir de Sart
Polissoir de Sart submitted by Alta-Falisa : Upper view of the Polishing Stone. August 2015. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Polishing Stone in Province of Luxembourg, Belgium.

A highly resilient block of quartzite showing deep grooves from polishing activities.

Information is scarce. The block is now in front of a small chapel.

Photo : August 2015.

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Polissoir de Sart
Polissoir de Sart submitted by Alta-Falisa : Close-up on the Grooves. August 2015. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Polissoir de Sart
Polissoir de Sart submitted by Alta-Falisa : Front view of the Polishing Stone. August 2015. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Polissoir de Sart
Polissoir de Sart submitted by Alta-Falisa : The board on the site doesn't say much, besides giving a nice illustrative sketch. August 2015. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Polissoir de Sart
Polissoir de Sart submitted by Alta-Falisa : Overall view of the site, the Polishing Stone being in front of the chapel. August 2015. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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