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<< Our Photo Pages >> Menhir de Givarlais - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Auvergne:Allier (03)

Submitted by archeomick on Friday, 05 December 2008  Page Views: 3214

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Menhir de Givarlais
Country: France Département: Auvergne:Allier (03) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Montluçon  Nearest Village: Givarlais
Latitude: 46.459566N  Longitude: 2.646602E
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.
4 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
4

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Menhir de Givarlais
Menhir de Givarlais submitted by ocdolmen : Site in Auvergne:Allier (03) Menhir de Givarlais (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone beside the road in the village of Givarlais in the departement of Allier (03), Auvergne. It is thought to be a prehistoric menhir, but may date from as recently as Gallo-Roman or medieval times.

It is cylinder shaped, 2 meters tall with a stone cross mounted on the top.

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Menhir de Givarlais
Menhir de Givarlais submitted by johnstone : Old picture with name plate at the wall (Place du Menhir) and weathered shutter in the window, July 14, 1999 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Menhir de Givarlais
Menhir de Givarlais submitted by ocdolmen : Site in Auvergne:Allier (03) France Menhir de Givarlais (Vote or comment on this photo)

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