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<< Text Pages >> L'Aurière menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 2708

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: L'Aurière menhir Alternative Name: Menhir de l'Orriere, Pierre Sonnant de l'Auriere
Country: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: La Flèche  Nearest Village: Chigné
Latitude: 47.586300N  Longitude: 0.140300E
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.
no data 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.
no data 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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TheCaptain couldn't find on 12th Aug 2005 This menhir is by the little picnic area at the place where I was stopped from turning by another car going into there.

Small 1.6 metre tall pyramidical shaped menhir found near to the Chateau Lauriere, a few kilometres to the east of the village of Chigné




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