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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Briaglia menhirCountry: Italy
NOTE: This site is 21.536 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Piemonte Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Cuneo Nearest Village: Poggio
Latitude: 44.375499N Longitude: 7.873187E
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 |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Standing Stone (Menhir) in Piemonte
Ancient 4.3 metre tall menhir re-utilized by Romans as tombstone with "SEX MAIORI M:f:CAM" written on it. Found by Professor Janigro D'Acquino. It now resides in a private garden, but is visible through the fence.
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