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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Châtillon-sur-Seine MenhirCountry: France Département: Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Chaumont Nearest Village: Châtillon-sur-Seine
Latitude: 47.860973N Longitude: 4.575372E
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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The 2.4 metre tall Neolithic standing stone was found in the bois de Vaupinard at Montmoyen and was transported by the Comte d'Ivory to his park at Mauvilly. Later he made a gift of it to the town of Châtillon where it now stands in the back gardens of the town hall.
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