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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Menhir de VillarsCountry: France
NOTE: This site is 1.82 km away from the location you searched for.
Département: Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Clermont-Ferrand Nearest Village: Orcines
Latitude: 45.777140N Longitude: 3.031970E
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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alchemille visited on 26th Jun 2014 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5 Easy to find it, GPS: ORCINES, place de la pierre levée.
the menhir has been crowned with a cross, on one side there is a carving of Christ crucified and on he other side a figure which appears to be a madonna.
TheCaptain saw from a distance on 26th Jul 2005 This little menhir, less than 2 metres tall, can be found in the hamlet of Villars, near to the lavoir in the village square. On the top of the menhir is mounted a curious cross with a carving of Christ on it. Again, I missed this only because I did not know of it. There were once three menhirs to be found in the commune of Orcines.
On the top of the menhir is mounted a curious cross with a carving of Christ on it.
There were once three menhirs to be found in the commune of Orcines.
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