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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Menhir dit la Pierre Plantée de GrizacCountry: France Département: Languedoc:Lozère (48) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Mende Nearest Village: Le Pont-de-Montvert
Latitude: 44.344522N Longitude: 3.713451E
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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johnstone visited on 23rd Jul 1999 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
A legend says that this menhir gives fertility to women, who become pregnant if they touch the stone with her head. They must put their head on the big hole (cup) that we can see on the photo.
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Sites mégalithiques de la Lozère
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