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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pierre à l'Huile - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 3122

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pierre à l'Huile Alternative Name: Petit Menhir de la Garde
Country: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Cholet  Nearest Village: Cholet
Latitude: 47.044200N  Longitude: 0.8308W
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.
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.
3 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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Pierre à l'Huile
Pierre à l'Huile submitted by dt44 : Pierre à l'Huile (Vote or comment on this photo)
Menhir near Cholet in Maine-et-Loire




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Pierre à l'Huile
Pierre à l'Huile submitted by dt44 : Pierre à l'Huile (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Pierre à l'Huile by dt44 on Sunday, 13 June 2010
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Condition:4
Ambience:4
Access:3

It is a very nice menhir near Cholet.
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