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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pinzu a Vergine alignment Alternative Name: Pinzu a VerghineCountry: France Département: Corsica:Corse-nord (2B) Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Nearest Town: Barrettali Nearest Village: Petricaggio
Latitude: 42.879938N Longitude: 9.377646E
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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Pinzu a Vergine alignment is a stone row in the community of Barrettali, Departement of Haute-Corse, Region of Corse.
A broken alignment on a rocky mountain pass called Pinzu a Vergine (name varies), only 1 stone still apparently standing and the others fell down, it is difficult to distinguish 'once-stood' stones and debris. Some scholars believe that one of the stone may be a 'statue-menhir'
Climbing the mountain trail 2 km from the entrance of the dead-end Petricaggio village, there is a saddleback area where the alignment lies, its position is also indicated in a German wandervogel book "Wandern auf Korsika" ISBN:9783770180189 p.23. The aglinment cannot be seen from the main path directly, so climb to the highest point of the col and try to find 2 huge landmark rocks or 2 signposts indicating 'Pinzu a Vergine', then you can easily find the standing and fallen stones there.
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