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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pierre Tourneresse (Gouvix) - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Normandie:Calvados (14)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Sunday, 19 December 2004  Page Views: 4278

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pierre Tourneresse (Gouvix)
Country: France Département: Normandie:Calvados (14) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Caen  Nearest Village: Gouvix
Latitude: 49.026300N  Longitude: 0.3243W
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.
no data 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.
no data 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
3

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TheCaptain couldn't find on 23rd Apr 2005 Not marked on my ign map and finding no map within the village I gave up without really trying to find the supposed menhir near here. I believe it is in the grounds of the local chateau and wasn’t going to spend a lot of time being unable to find it.

Pierre Tourneresse (Gouvix)
Pierre Tourneresse (Gouvix) submitted by Rida : Site in Normandie:Calvados (14) France (Vote or comment on this photo)
1.8 metre tall menhir to be found in the forest, a kilometre to the southwest of the Château d'Outrelaize.

The stone is in a private wood (le Bois de l'Obélisque), and permission must be got from the owner before attempting a visit.


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Re: Pierre Tourneresse (Gouvix) by Rida on Thursday, 24 March 2011
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This is a link on Wikipedia
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Re: Pierre Tourneresse (Gouvix) by Rida on Saturday, 29 January 2011
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Le menhir se trouve dans une forêt privée (le Bois de l'Obélisque) à côté du parc du Château d'Outrelaize. Il faut demander l'autorisation du propriétaire.
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Re: Pierre Tourneresse (Gouvix) by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 27 April 2005
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Not marked on my ign map, and finding no map within the village, I gave up without really trying to find the supposed menhir near here. I believe it is in the forest near the local chateau, and wasn’t going to spend a lot of time being unable to find it.
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