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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Troinex MenhirsCountry: Switzerland
NOTE: This site is 10.258 km away from the location you searched for.
Canton: Genf Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Geneva Nearest Village: Troinex
Latitude: 46.160430N Longitude: 6.149550E
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 |
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Remains of various megalithic settings, now re-erected in the grounds of the town hall at Troinex, a Geneva suburb.
There are 2 menhirs, each about 1 metre tall alongside a tumulus and a copy of the Pierre-aux-Dames. These were all originally found in the Troinex area.
Address: Chemin de la Grand Cour 2, 1256
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