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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Chemin des Collines Menhirs
Country: Switzerland
NOTE: This site is 11.435 km away from the location you searched for.

Canton: Wallis Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Nearest Town: Sion  Nearest Village: Sion
Latitude: 46.231670N  Longitude: 7.352300E
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.
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.
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
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Megalithic89 visited on 25th Nov 2023 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5

aolson visited on 21st Aug 2021 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 A pleasant little park - I am curious if these menhirs, the dolmen, and the cists are still relatively in situ...



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.5 Ambience: 4 Access: 5

Chemin des Collines Menhirs
Chemin des Collines Menhirs submitted by Charmot : 12/10/2008 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Thirteen thin Neolithic Menhirs, of which six have anthropomorphic carvings, situated in a small park in Chemin des Collines, Sion, Switzerland
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Chemin des Collines Menhirs
Chemin des Collines Menhirs submitted by Megalithic89 : Close-up of the anthropomorphic figure in Phi-shape (within the arrows), on Menhir 4. Photo taken November 2023. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chemin des Collines Menhirs
Chemin des Collines Menhirs submitted by Megalithic89 : Menhir 4 with the representation of an axe. Photo taken November 2023. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chemin des Collines Menhirs
Chemin des Collines Menhirs submitted by Megalithic89 : Menhir 4 with the representation of an axe (lower left) and an anthropomorphic figure in Phi-shape (lower right). Photo taken November 2023. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chemin des Collines Menhirs
Chemin des Collines Menhirs submitted by Megalithic89 : Menhir 9, with an anthropomorphic praying figure (left side, a bit above the middle). Photo taken November 2023. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chemin des Collines Menhirs
Chemin des Collines Menhirs submitted by Megalithic89 : Close-up of a beautiful anthropomorphic praying figure, on Menhir 9. Photo taken November 2023. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chemin des Collines Menhirs
Chemin des Collines Menhirs submitted by Charmot : 12/10/2008

Chemin des Collines Menhirs
Chemin des Collines Menhirs submitted by Charmot

Chemin des Collines Menhirs
Chemin des Collines Menhirs submitted by Charmot

Chemin des Collines Menhirs
Chemin des Collines Menhirs submitted by Charmot

Chemin des Collines Menhirs
Chemin des Collines Menhirs submitted by Charmot : 12/10/2008

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