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<< Our Photo Pages >> Menhir dit la Grosse Pierre de la Rigaudière - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 3099

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Menhir dit la Grosse Pierre de la Rigaudière
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 4.382 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Cholet  Nearest Village: La Tourlandry
Latitude: 47.144359N  Longitude: 0.681802W
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.
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.
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
4

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Menhir dit la Grosse Pierre de la Rigaudière
Menhir dit la Grosse Pierre de la Rigaudière submitted by johnstone : The "big fat" stone with simple concrete cross, June 21, 2007 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Menhir in Maine-et-Loire



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Menhir dit la Grosse Pierre de la Rigaudière
Menhir dit la Grosse Pierre de la Rigaudière submitted by johnstone : Close up of the panel, indicating the christianisation in 1862, June 21, 2007 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Menhir dit la Grosse Pierre de la Rigaudière
Menhir dit la Grosse Pierre de la Rigaudière submitted by johnstone : The construction on June 21, 2007 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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