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<< Our Photo Pages >> Grande Epine - Stone Row / Alignment in France in Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35)

Submitted by thecaptain on Saturday, 21 June 2008  Page Views: 3326

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Grande Epine Alternative Name: Alignement de Lampouy C
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Nearest Town: Dinan  Nearest Village: Medreac
Latitude: 48.292970N  Longitude: 2.06722W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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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Grande Epine
Grande Epine submitted by Ogham : Grande Epine The stones are between the hedgerows. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Grande Epine is the name given to one of the many sets of Alignements de Lampouy at Le Chenot near Medreac.

Nine menhirs, all fallen but up to 5 metres in length, make up a line about 45 metres long. The stones are laying between the hedgerows.
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Grande Epine submitted by Ogham : Grande Epine Site in Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grande Epine
Grande Epine submitted by johnstone : Behind the fence and very well hidden on June 12, 2022 (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Grande Epine submitted by johnstone : Between the bushes are some stones visible, June 12, 2022 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grande Epine
Grande Epine submitted by Ogham : Grande Epine (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Les alignements de Lampouy (35, Médréac) # 2
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Re: Grande Epine by Ogham on Friday, 20 January 2012
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I would rate the site Condition 2, Ambience 4, Access 4.

The location of the site is 48 17.578N 002 04.033W taken with handheld GPS
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