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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: La Pierre aux Joncs Alternative Name: La Pierre aux GéantsCountry: France
NOTE: This site is 6.724 km away from the location you searched for.
Département: Centre:Indre-et-Loire (37) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: TOURS Nearest Village: VILLANDRY
Latitude: 47.326100N Longitude: 0.495300E
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 |
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Standing Stone (Menhir) in Centre:Indre-et-Loire (37). Located about 2kms Southwest of Villandry (village knowed for his famous Renaissance castle).
Standing stone composed of Poudingue stone.
Height: 3,65 m
Wide: 2,55 m
Thickness: 0,50 m
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