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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Loubaresse Alternative Name: FoujichiCountry: France Département: Auvergne:Cantal (15) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Saint Flour Nearest Village: Loubaresse
Latitude: 44.928300N Longitude: 3.233900E
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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First menhir, on the West = 1.40m tall, 0.60m wide, 0.50m thick
Second menhir, on the East = 1.75m tall, wide 0.80m at bottom, thick 0.50m at top.
According to Frederic Surmely's book (Guide des mégalithes secrets d'Auvergne, De Borée edition, 1995), a third menhir lies nearby, but it cannot be found.
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