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<< Our Photo Pages >> Steen van Hoegaarden - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Belgium in Vlaams-Brabant

Submitted by Alta-Falisa on Sunday, 25 May 2014  Page Views: 2045

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Steen van Hoegaarden
Country: Belgium Province: Vlaams-Brabant Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Tienen
Latitude: 50.774850N  Longitude: 4.898516E
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
4 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.
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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Steen van Hoegaarden
Steen van Hoegaarden submitted by Alta-Falisa : Front view, showing the typical trapezoidal silhouette of regional menhirs. May 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone (Menhir) in Vlaams-Brabant

Stone found at the end of the 1990's, a bit further down the road, near the river where it was lying flat. Hardly documented so far, and little known.
Its overall shape and type of stone (cfr. Wéris) are common characteristics of several menhirs found in the region. Hoegaarden is the name of the town where it was found and re-erected ; it is also the name of a beer...

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Steen van Hoegaarden
Steen van Hoegaarden submitted by Alta-Falisa : Rear view, in the afternoon (31.MAY.2014, 15.30 GMT+2). Side facing the river. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Steen van Hoegaarden
Steen van Hoegaarden submitted by Alta-Falisa : Close-up on the poudingue (Puddingstone). Side facing the street. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Steen van Hoegaarden
Steen van Hoegaarden submitted by Alta-Falisa : Looming large... Best time to photograph this side would be around 16.00 (GMT+ 2). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Steen van Hoegaarden
Steen van Hoegaarden submitted by Alta-Falisa : Front view, in the morning. May 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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