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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Filitosa Central Monument
Country: France Département: Corsica:Corse-Sud (2A) Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Propriano  Nearest Village: Sollacaro
Latitude: 41.747048N  Longitude: 8.871911E
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
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 5 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
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Filitosa Central Monument
Filitosa Central Monument submitted by nicoladidsbury : Corsica On road D57 north of Propriano Filitosa, the mysterious, and most celebrated prehistoric site on Corsica. There are six menhir statues aligned on the central monument, with steps leading up to the highest point. This enclosure is thought to have been a temple. The statues have carved human faces, wearing helmets and some carry weapons. In fact some of the statues are very phallic, and it... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Major complex in southern Corsica, comprising a central mound, six intricately carved statue-menhirs, other fragments.
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Filitosa Central Monument
Filitosa Central Monument submitted by rstinghe : Site in Corsica:Corse-Sud (2A) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Filitosa Central Monument
Filitosa Central Monument submitted by rstinghe (Vote or comment on this photo)

Filitosa Central Monument
Filitosa Central Monument submitted by Flickr : 8000 ans que Filitosa garde jalousement ses statues-menhirs, ses monuments circulaires (les « Torre ») et ses mystères Image copyright: Micheline Canal, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Filitosa Central Monument
Filitosa Central Monument submitted by Flickr : Statue-menhir de Filitosa Image copyright: *Alina images*, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Filitosa Central Monument submitted by Flickr : Statue Menhirs, Filitosa Image copyright: purpleglitter (Denise Atkins), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (1 comment)

Filitosa Central Monument
Filitosa Central Monument submitted by KaiHofmann : Filitosa Central Monument with me in the foreground, image taken 2003. Site in Corsica:Corse-Sud (2A) France

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Filitosa Central Monument submitted by Martin_L : Filtosa Central Monument From left to right: Filitosa VIII Filtosa XI Filitosa VII Filitosa IX (May 2003) (5 comments)

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Filitosa Central Monument submitted by Bjorn : Site in Corsica:Corse-Sud (2A) Gallic nose

Filitosa Central Monument
Filitosa Central Monument submitted by Bjorn : Site in Corsica:Corse-Sud (2A) Menhirs standing guard.

Filitosa Central Monument
Filitosa Central Monument submitted by jurgen : Site in Corsica:Corse-Sud (2A)

Filitosa Central Monument
Filitosa Central Monument submitted by nicoladidsbury : Site on D57 north of Propriano Filitosa is an incredible megalithic site, with Rock Shelters, hut platforms, standing stones, and alignments. This image shows the central monument, with its six carved stone menhir statues.

Filitosa Central Monument
Filitosa Central Monument submitted by Flickr : 8000 ans que Filitosa garde jalousement ses statues-menhirs, ses monuments circulaires (les « Torre ») et ses mystères Image copyright: Micheline Canal, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (1 comment)

Filitosa Central Monument
Filitosa Central Monument submitted by KaiHofmann : Filitosa Central Monument hill. Site in Corsica:Corse-Sud (2A) France

Filitosa Central Monument
Filitosa Central Monument submitted by Bjorn : Site in Corsica:Corse-Sud (2A) Even the rocks themselves look prehistoric here. This one is called the dinosaur.

Filitosa Central Monument
Filitosa Central Monument submitted by Flickr : Cluster of three statue-menhirs between the Central and Western Monument at Filitosa Image copyright: da5idgpk, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Filitosa Central Monument submitted by Flickr : Statue-Menhirs, Filitosa, Corsica Image copyright: simontcope (Simon Cope), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Filitosa Central Monument
Filitosa Central Monument submitted by Flickr : Corse du sud Image copyright: Micheline Canal, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Filitosa Central Monument submitted by Flickr : France - Corse - Propriano - Filitosa Site in Corsica:Corse-Sud (2A) France Image copyright: alainmuller (Alain Muller), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (1 comment)

Filitosa Central Monument
Filitosa Central Monument submitted by Flickr : Statue-menhir on the Central Monument at Filitosa Image copyright: da5idgpk, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (1 comment)

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Filitosa Central Monument submitted by KaiHofmann : Rocks near Filitosa Central Monument. Site in Corsica:Corse-Sud (2A) France

Filitosa Central Monument
Filitosa Central Monument submitted by KaiHofmann : Weird rock behind Filitosa main monument. Site in Corsica:Corse-Sud (2A) France

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