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<< Our Photo Pages >> Givrins Menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Switzerland in Waadt

Submitted by AlexHunger on Saturday, 18 February 2006  Page Views: 6141

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Givrins Menhir
Country: Switzerland
NOTE: This site is 1.276 km away from the location you searched for.

Canton: Waadt Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Lausanne  Nearest Village: Givrins
Latitude: 46.427900N  Longitude: 6.196600E
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.
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.
4 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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Givrins Menhir submitted by pid : This image is of the West face of the menhir. (Vote or comment on this photo)
1.37 metre tall menhir in woods on path near Route de la Scie. The menhir is approximately 30 meters from the bridge up the hill to the left.


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Re: Givrins Menhir by pid on Sunday, 24 May 2009
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The menhir is approximately 30 meters from the bridge up the hill to the left. The coordinates are
N46°25.678
E006°11.794
The elevation is approximately 560 meters
My measurement of the height was 1.3 meters. The circumference at the widest point was 2.37 meters.
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