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<< Our Photo Pages >> Menhir de La Varnette - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Switzerland in Waadt

Submitted by wirzroland on Friday, 05 March 2021  Page Views: 503

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Menhir de La Varnette
Country: Switzerland Canton: Waadt Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Yverdon-les-Bains  Nearest Village: Concise
Latitude: 46.503580N  Longitude: 6.388290E
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.
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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Menhir de La Varnette
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Menhir de La Varnette 2
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Re: Menhir de La Varnette by wirzroland on Saturday, 20 March 2021
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