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<< Our Photo Pages >> Moustoir menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Bretagne:Morbihan (56)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 03 November 2007  Page Views: 3809

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Moustoir menhir
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Morbihan (56) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Carnac  Nearest Village: Le Moustoir
Latitude: 47.611900N  Longitude: 3.0612W
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
5

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Chrus visited on 12th Sep 2016 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5

TheCaptain visited on 12th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Just beside the western end of the massive Moustoir tumulus is a nice menhir, 3.3 metres high, quite thin and a nice pointed triangular shape.

johnstone visited on 7th Jun 2002 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 3.33 Access: 4.33

Moustoir menhir
Moustoir menhir submitted by thecaptain : The Moustoir tumulus has a small menhir on the top at the eastern end, and a larger one at the bottom of the western end. The menhir at the western end is 3.3 metres high, quite thin and a nice pointed triangular shape. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Just beside the western end of the massive Moustoir tumulus is a nice menhir, 3.3 metres high, quite thin and a nice pointed triangular shape.



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Moustoir menhir submitted by irundarra : Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Moustoir menhir
Moustoir menhir submitted by irundarra (Vote or comment on this photo)

Moustoir menhir
Moustoir menhir submitted by binardino : Moustoir tumulus second menhir. we can see this menhir just to the side of the tumulus, to the left of the entrance. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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