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<< Our Photo Pages >> La Roche Piquée (St-Germain-le-Vasson) - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Normandie:Calvados (14)

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: La Roche Piquée (St-Germain-le-Vasson) Alternative Name: La Pierre Piquet
Country: France Département: Normandie:Calvados (14) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Falaise  Nearest Village: St-Germain-le-Vasson
Latitude: 48.996600N  Longitude: 0.3205W
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
4

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La Roche Piquée (St-Germain-le-Vasson)
La Roche Piquée (St-Germain-le-Vasson) submitted by Rida : Site in Normandie:Calvados (14) France (Vote or comment on this photo)
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La Roche Piquée (St-Germain-le-Vasson)
La Roche Piquée (St-Germain-le-Vasson) submitted by johnstone : The second side of the triangular shaped monolith, June 24, 2009 (Vote or comment on this photo)

La Roche Piquée (St-Germain-le-Vasson)
La Roche Piquée (St-Germain-le-Vasson) submitted by johnstone : The third side of the menhir, June 24, 2009 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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