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<< Our Photo Pages >> Menhir de la Croix Saint Jacques - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Ile-de-France:Seine-et-Marne 77

Submitted by thecaptain on Friday, 23 February 2007  Page Views: 5031

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Menhir de la Croix Saint Jacques
Country: France Département: Ile-de-France:Seine-et-Marne 77 Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Malesherbes  Nearest Village: Tousson
Latitude: 48.341800N  Longitude: 2.457400E
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
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
no data

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TheCaptain visited on 6th Aug 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 This menhir can be found in a field just to the side of the D.410 road, about 500 metres to the south of the village of Tousson. It stands about 3.3 metres tall, and is a rectangular section lump of sarsen. I found it difficult to park here.

Menhir de la Croix Saint Jacques
Menhir de la Croix Saint Jacques submitted by thecaptain : Menhir de la Croix Saint Jacques stands about 3.3 metres tall, about 500 metres to the south of the village of Tousson. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This menhir can be found in a field just to the side of the D.410 road, about 500 metres to the south of the village of Tousson, in Seine-et-Marne.

It stands about 3.3 metres tall, and is a rectangular section lump of sarsen.

I found it difficult to park here, and the road was very busy.


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Menhir de la Croix Saint Jacques
Menhir de la Croix Saint Jacques submitted by thecaptain : Menhir de la Croix Saint Jacques can be found in a field just to the south of the village of Tousson. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Menhir de la Croix Saint Jacques by TheCaptain on Tuesday, 29 May 2012
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