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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Menhirs du Bois du FourgonCountry: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Les Sables-d'Olonne Nearest Village: Avrillé
Latitude: 46.469715N Longitude: 1.501793W
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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TheCaptain couldn't find on 6th Jun 2005 There are several sets of alignements to be found in the grounds of the Chateau, of which you have to pay for entry to be able to get in and see them. I didn’t have tome to do a tour of the Chateau, so was not able to visit these stones, of which at least three rows exist.
dt44 have visited here
I didn’t have time to do a tour of the Chateau, so was not able to visit these stones, of which at least three rows exist.
Location Source: T4T35
Given apprx. locations:
N46.46998 W1.501
N46.47004 W1.50184
N46.46963 W1.50265
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