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<< Text Pages >> Le Menhir de l’Alouette - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Centre:Indre-et-Loire (37)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 08 September 2010  Page Views: 1897

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Le Menhir de l’Alouette
Country: France Département: Centre:Indre-et-Loire (37) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Tours  Nearest Village: Joué les Tours
Latitude: 47.344000N  Longitude: 0.661000E
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
Destroyed Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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
2

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Menhir in Centre:Indre-et-Loire (37)

Le Menhir de l’Alouette is a Menhir in the community of Joué les Tours, Departement of Indre-et-Loire, Region of Centre
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