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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Freydefond Menhir Alternative Name: Freydefont menhirCountry: France Département: Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Clermont-Ferrand Nearest Village: Saint-Nectaire
Latitude: 45.598784N Longitude: 2.977457E
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 visited on 25th Jul 2005 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4 This is a superbly positioned menhir, made from a hexagonal block of crystalline volcanic basalt, up on top of the high hills overlooking St-Nectaire (of cheese fame) in the deep valley below, and with splendid views all around, except for the various trees and woods in places. It is now only about 1.5 metres tall, but the top has obviously been broken off, and indeed something has been cemented on to it at some point. This menhir is easily found down a trackway from the road above Sailles, and can be seen from quite long distances.
johnstone visited on 13th Jul 1999 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 4 Access: 4
It is now only about 1.5 metres tall, but the top has obviously been broken off, and indeed something has been cemented on to it at some point.
This menhir is easily found down a trackway from the road above Sailles, and can be seen from quite long distances.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Coordinates of site taken from a gps receiver.
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