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<< Our Photo Pages >> Quiberon menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Bretagne:Morbihan (56)

Submitted by thecaptain on Friday, 09 June 2006  Page Views: 6934

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Quiberon menhir Alternative Name: Roc'h Priol, Monument aux Morts
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Morbihan (56) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Quiberon  Nearest Village: Quiberon
Latitude: 47.480400N  Longitude: 3.1191W
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.
2 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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aolson visited on 18th Jul 2020 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 2 Access: 5 More of a drive-by shooting with a camera.

TheCaptain visited on 15th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 2 Access: 5 A 5 metre tall menhir is to be found positioned in a little town square near to a war memorial in Quiberon town.

Catrinm visited - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 5 weirdly turned into a war memorial

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.33 Ambience: 2.33 Access: 5

Quiberon menhir
Quiberon menhir submitted by thecaptain : This 5 metre tall manhir is to be found positioned in a little town square near to a war memorial in Quiberon town. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This 6 metre tall manhir is to be found positioned in a little town square near to a war memorial in Quiberon town.

I believe this menhir was erected here after being moved from its fallen position at Roc'h Priol

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Quiberon menhir submitted by Andy B : Vintage photograph from the 1927 book Menhirs et Dolmens Bretons by Paul Gruyer Monument aux Morts de la Grade Guerre (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Quiberon menhir submitted by rw1 : 09/2007 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Quiberon menhir by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 16 January 2013
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