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<< Our Photo Pages >> Clendy Steinalleen - Stone Row / Alignment in Switzerland in Waadt

Submitted by ermine on Wednesday, 11 August 2004  Page Views: 8782

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Clendy Steinalleen
Country: Switzerland
NOTE: This site is 1.791 km away from the location you searched for.

Canton: Waadt Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Nearest Town: Yverdon-les-Bains
Latitude: 46.780490N  Longitude: 6.656482E
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
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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
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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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Clendy Steinalleen
Clendy Steinalleen submitted by ermine : Alignment of standing stones at the southern end of Lac Neuchatel, Switzerland near Yverdon-Les_Bains. Two lines of standing stones intersect, roughly at the camera POV. As well as the straight lines, there is a semicircle of stones. For more details see http://www.megalithia.com/sites/4678n0666e.html (Vote or comment on this photo)
Alignment in Kanton (County) Waadt / Vaud - District d'Yverdon.
Remarkable alignment on the outskits of the town near the beach. 45 Stones up to 4.5 Meters tall, some humanoid shaped stones taken to Museum.

Two straight alignments intersect, and there is a third, semicircular alignment on the site. No astronomical target has been identified.
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Clendy Steinalleen submitted by soulsurfer : A larger stone (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Clendy Steinalleen submitted by soulsurfer : Large human shaped stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Clendy Steinalleen submitted by soulsurfer : Some of the larger stones (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Clendy Steinalleen submitted by rstinghe : Site in Switzerland (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Clendy Steinalleen submitted by rstinghe

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Clendy Steinalleen submitted by wirzroland : Site in Waadt Switzerland

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Clendy Steinalleen submitted by soulsurfer : Some of the stones have been taken to a museum and replaced with concrete copies.

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Clendy Steinalleen submitted by soulsurfer : From the edge of the site

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Clendy Steinalleen submitted by wirzroland : Site in Switzerland

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Clendy Steinalleen submitted by wirzroland : Site in Switzerland

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Clendy Steinalleen submitted by wirzroland : 01.05.2011 Site in Switzerland

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Clendy Steinalleen submitted by wirzroland : 01.05.2011

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Clendy Steinalleen submitted by rstinghe : Site in Switzerland

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Clendy Steinalleen submitted by wirzroland : Site in Waadt Switzerland

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Re: Clendy Steinalleen by Megalithic89 on Saturday, 12 March 2022
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The unique formation of the Clendy Menhirs is the most important Neolithic site in Switzerland. Situated on the shores of Lake Neuchâtel, it comprises 45 standing stones that were erected more than 6000 years ago, and are carved with human form. Some are 4.5 metres tall and weigh up to five tonnes.

When the level of Upper Lake Neuchâtel decreased by 2.7 m after channeling the watercourses from the Jura (1869-1883), the menhirs appeared on the water surface in Clendy.
In 1896, engineer Charles de Sinner published a description of the site and affirmed that these blocks had been aligned by man. It was not until 1975 that his claim was confirmed by scientist and geologist Jacques-Henri Gabus.
These 45 erratic blocks - Alpine rocks swept along by the Rhône glacier – were cut into human shape. Some of them are 4.5 m high and weigh 5 tons. They are comparable to the carved statues of the Mediterranean Neolithic.
As the site was not covered with trees in those days, there was a view from east to west, from the rivers to the mountains, from the stars to the Moon.
After erosion caused by strong lake transgression, the menhirs started collapsing in 850 B.C. They were re-erected in 1986.
This unique site in Switzerland resembles the one in Carnac in France. Some claim that benign waves can be felt there.

Source of information:
ADNV, Office du Tourisme Yverdon les Bains, copied from
Yverdon les Bains Tourisme website
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Re: Clendy Steinalleen by wirzroland on Saturday, 20 March 2021
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Video ‘Power Stones’
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Re: Clendy Steinalleen by wirzroland on Saturday, 20 March 2021
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Swiss stone monuments inventory - Clendy Steinalleen - Alignment
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Re: Clendy Steinalleen by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 03 April 2013
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Re: Clendy Steinalleen by wirzroland on Sunday, 24 March 2013
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Video Menhirs Clendy Yverdons-les-Bains
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