<< Text Pages >> Maupas menhirs - Standing Stones in France in Normandie:Manche (50)
Submitted by TheCaptain on Sunday, 19 December 2004 Page Views: 3594
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Maupas menhirsCountry: France
NOTE: This site is 1.2 km away from the location you searched for.
Département: Normandie:Manche (50) Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Cherbourg Nearest Village: Tourlaville
Latitude: 49.631900N Longitude: 1.6001W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
Internal Links:
External Links:
Thought once to have been three menhirs, each about 2 metres tall.
I think I have seen pictures of some of these stones in amongst industrial surroundings, perhaps at road junctions.
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.
Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Nearby Images from Flickr
The above images may not be of the site on this page, but were taken nearby. They are loaded from Flickr so please click on them for image credits.
Click here to see more info for this site
Nearby sites
Click here to view sites on an interactive map of the areaKey: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed
Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)
To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.
Turn off the page maps and other distractions
Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
2.7km SE 125° Truffert Dolmen Burial Chamber or Dolmen
3.2km WNW 297° Musée d'Histoire Naturelle Museum
3.2km S 178° Menhirs de la Glacerie* Standing Stones
3.8km S 182° Pierre Butée de Tourlaville Standing Stone (Menhir)
3.8km E 93° Allée Couverte de Tourlaville Passage Grave
5.1km SW 225° Roche a Trois Pieds* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
5.9km ESE 118° Menhirs du Mesnil-Auval Standing Stones
6.7km ENE 76° Bretteville Allée Couverte* Passage Grave
8.4km ENE 72° Grande et Petite Pierre* Standing Stones
8.9km ENE 72° Maupertus menhir* Modern Stone Circle etc
11.5km ENE 60° La Longue Pierre Ferrant Standing Stone (Menhir)
11.6km WSW 243° Pierres Tournantes (Néretz) Standing Stones
11.7km ENE 72° La Longue Pierre (Carneville) Standing Stone (Menhir)
11.9km SSW 207° Menhir de Breuville Standing Stone (Menhir)
12.5km SSW 206° Roche de Breuville Standing Stone (Menhir)
12.5km ENE 71° Divises de Carneville Stone Circle
12.5km W 274° Sainte-Croix-Hague Tumuli Chambered Tomb
12.6km ENE 62° La Pierre aux Magniants Standing Stone (Menhir)
13.1km SSE 166° Menhir dit Pierre Dressée Standing Stone (Menhir)
13.6km ENE 58° Fort Joret allée couverte* Passage Grave
13.9km ENE 60° Menhir des Casernes Standing Stone (Menhir)
14.1km S 173° Galerie des Forges Passage Grave
14.3km W 270° Tumulus Bois des Hougues* Barrow Cemetery
14.7km W 279° Tumulus des Delles* Round Barrow(s)
14.8km WSW 257° Cromlech de Vasteville Stone Circle
View more nearby sites and additional images
We would like to know more about this location. Please feel free to add a brief description and any relevant information in your own language.
Wir möchten mehr über diese Stätte erfahren. Bitte zögern Sie nicht, eine kurze Beschreibung und relevante Informationen in Deutsch hinzuzufügen.
Nous aimerions en savoir encore un peu sur les lieux. S'il vous plaît n'hesitez pas à ajouter une courte description et tous les renseignements pertinents dans votre propre langue.
Quisieramos informarnos un poco más de las lugares. No dude en añadir una breve descripción y otros datos relevantes en su propio idioma.