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<< Our Photo Pages >> Kerpeulven Menhir (Penvénan) - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Sunday, 19 December 2004  Page Views: 3558

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kerpeulven Menhir (Penvénan) Alternative Name: Menhir de Kerbelven
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Tréguier  Nearest Village: Penvénan
Latitude: 48.813852N  Longitude: 3.294158W
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.
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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TheCaptain visited on 25th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 2 Access: 5 This pleasant menhir is about 4 metres tall, and trapped in a garden about 250 metres north of the church along Rue de Menhir in the village of Penvénan. It is however only a few metres from the road, and easily visible from it.

johnstone visited on 21st Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 2.5 Access: 5

Kerpeulven menhir (Penvénan)
Kerpeulven menhir (Penvénan) submitted by thecaptain : This menhir is about 4 metres tall, and trapped in a garden about 250 metres north of the church along Rue de Menhir in the village of Penvénan. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This pleasant menhir is about 4 metres tall, and trapped in a garden about 250 metres north of the church along Rue de Menhir in the village of Penvénan. It is however only a few metres from the road, and easily visible from it.



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Kerpeulven Menhir (Penvénan)
Kerpeulven Menhir (Penvénan) submitted by johnstone : The big granite stone next to the house, June 21, 2005 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kerpeulven menhir (Penvénan)
Kerpeulven menhir (Penvénan) submitted by thecaptain : This menhir is about 4 metres tall, and trapped in a garden about 250 metres north of the church along Rue de Menhir in the village of Penvénan. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kerpeulven Menhir (Penvénan)
Kerpeulven Menhir (Penvénan) submitted by johnstone : View through the fence, June 21, 2005 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kerpeulven Menhir (Penvénan)
Kerpeulven Menhir (Penvénan) submitted by regina : Site in Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

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