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<< Our Photo Pages >> Le Fuseau de Sainte Barbe - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Bretagne:Finistère (29)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Tuesday, 28 December 2004  Page Views: 3988

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Le Fuseau de Sainte Barbe Alternative Name: Quenouille de Ste Barbe, Men Bras
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Finistère (29) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Douarnenez  Nearest Village: Ploéven
Latitude: 48.155450N  Longitude: 4.17617W
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
5 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.
5 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
5

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Le Fuseau de Sainte Barbe
Le Fuseau de Sainte Barbe submitted by JohnGinny : An interesting granite stele, unusually left intact. Also know as the Quenouille de Ste Barbe or Men Bras it is 3.25 meters high and dates from 450 AD. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Very nice Iron Age Stele at the Kerlaouéret road junction, near to the chapel of the same name. The stone has come from over 6 km to the south.



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Le Fuseau de Sainte Barbe
Le Fuseau de Sainte Barbe submitted by Andy B : Bretagne: Finistère (29): Vintage photograph from the 1927 book Menhirs et Dolmens Bretons by Paul Gruyer (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Carte postale ancienne de Ploéven.
Calvaire.
Pise en Bretagne
Te penche pas, tu vas finir par tomber !
Chapelle Sainte Barbe
2008-08-10 17:52:43 +0200

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 10.8km NW 319° Dolmen de Mine-Mein Burial Chamber or Dolmen
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