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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pierre Levée (Villedieu) - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Auvergne:Cantal (15)

Submitted by thecaptain on Wednesday, 05 November 2008  Page Views: 3559

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pierre Levée (Villedieu)
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 1.662 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Auvergne:Cantal (15) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: St-Flour  Nearest Village: Villedieu
Latitude: 45.023800N  Longitude: 3.027700E
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.
3 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
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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
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TheCaptain visited on 26th Sep 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Beside the D.44 road west of St Flour, near to the hamlet of Fraissinet can be found this megalithic collection of a standing stone and two dolmens, within 300 metres of each other. The menhir is about 2 metres tall, and it stands just to the west of the road. It consists of a nice lump of pointy topped basalt.

johnstone visited on 18th Jul 1999 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3 Access: 5

Pierre Levée (Villedieu)
Pierre Levée (Villedieu) submitted by thecaptain : The menhir is a nice lump of pointy topped basalt. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Beside the D.44 road west of St Flour, near to the hamlet of Fraissinet can be found this megalithic collection of a standing stone and two dolmens, within 300 metres of each other.

The menhir is about 2 metres tall, and it stands just to the west of the road. It consists of a nice lump of pointy topped basalt.
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Pierre Levée (Villedieu)
Pierre Levée (Villedieu) submitted by johnstone : Close up of the lovely menhir, July 18, 1999 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierre Levée (Villedieu)
Pierre Levée (Villedieu) submitted by regina : Pierre Levée (Villedieu) Site in Auvergne:Cantal (15) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierre Levée (Villedieu)
Pierre Levée (Villedieu) submitted by regina (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierre Levée (Villedieu)
Pierre Levée (Villedieu) submitted by thecaptain : The menhir is a nice lump of pointy topped basalt. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierre Levée (Villedieu)
Pierre Levée (Villedieu) submitted by thecaptain : This menhir is about 2 metres tall, and it stands just to the west of the road. Its neighbourly dolmen can be seen in its mound just over the road.

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