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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ginestous menhir 7
Country: France Département: Languedoc:Hérault (34) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Lodève  Nearest Village: Moules et Baucels
Latitude: 43.950800N  Longitude: 3.763600E
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.
3 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.
4 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
no data

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TheCaptain visited on 20th Sep 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Ginestous menhir 7 remains as a small stump, which can be seen at the edge of the little road which leads up to the chateau, just uphill from the corner after the railway crossing.

Ginestous menhir 7 remains as a small stump, about a metre tall.

It can be seen at the edge of the little road which leads up to the chateau, just uphill from the corner after the railway crossing.

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