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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Menhir Grand Peyro Alternative Name: Menhir de la Gran-Peyro, Menhir de la Grand PeyreCountry: France
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Département: Aquitaine:Lot-et-Garonne (47) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Layrac
Latitude: 44.113240N Longitude: 0.684690E
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 |
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At the early 20th century this menhir which has also been a destination of processions reportedly still was more than 2m high, but at a time afterwards its upper part was broken off and removed. The remaining part measures 1m by 1.1m and is only 65cm high. It is inclined by about 30 °.
Base d'un menhir dont la partie supérieure a été cassée et emportée. Initialement la pierre, objet de processions, mesurait plus de 2m de haut (début 20è siècle) . La partie restante mesure 1m X 1m10 sur 65cm de haut. Elle est inclinée d'environ 30° par rapport à sa verticale.
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