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<< Our Photo Pages >> Menhirs de Chessières - Standing Stones in Switzerland in Wallis

Submitted by charmot on Sunday, 30 August 2009  Page Views: 7068

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Menhirs de Chessières Alternative Name: menhirs de Huémoz
Country: Switzerland
NOTE: This site is 31.06 km away from the location you searched for.

Canton: Wallis Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Ollon  Nearest Village: Chessières
Latitude: 46.295400N  Longitude: 7.026100E
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.
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
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Menhirs de Chessières
Menhirs de Chessières submitted by charmot : Site in Wallis Menhir B (2m) Caption: 29 08 09 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Group of 6 menhirs near the farm of "Pré Fleuri" at the entrance of Chessières above Ollon in the district of Aigle.

The menhirs are aligned in two groups A-C-D and A-E-F. The menhirs B-C-E form an arc. The menhirs C-D are spaced about 3m as far as the menhirs E-F. You can find more info on the website (in French) http://www.lieux-insolites.fr/suisse/huemoz/huemoz.htm.

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Menhirs de Chessières
Menhirs de Chessières submitted by charmot : Site in Wallis Switzerland Menhir A. 2.20m Caption:29 08 09 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Menhirs de Chessières
Menhirs de Chessières submitted by charmot : Site in Wallis Menhir A, largest Menhir. Caption: 29 08 09 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Menhirs de Chessières
Menhirs de Chessières submitted by charmot : Site in Wallis Menhir C Caption: 29 08 09 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Menhirs de Chessières
Menhirs de Chessières submitted by charmot : Site in Wallis Positioning 6 menhirs and location. Caption: 29 08 09 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Menhirs de Chessières
Menhirs de Chessières submitted by charmot : Site in Wallis Menhirs F (1m) and E (1m) Caption: 29 08 09

Menhirs de Chessières
Menhirs de Chessières submitted by charmot : Site in Wallis Menhirs D (1.20m) and C (1m). In the background we see the menhir A. Caption: 29 08 09

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"Menhirs de Chessières" | Login/Create an Account | 4 News and Comments
  
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Re: Menhirs de Chessières by Anonymous on Thursday, 12 April 2018
Just a notice :
It's not canton Wallis but canton Vaud
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Re: Menhirs de Chessières by Charmot on Sunday, 30 August 2009
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The location on the map is not the right place. The menhirs are situated just above the town of Ollon, closer to Lake Leman.
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