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<< Our Photo Pages >> Menhir des Gamboules - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Languedoc:Hérault (34)

Submitted by regina on Wednesday, 27 November 2013  Page Views: 2053

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Menhir des Gamboules
Country: France Département: Languedoc:Hérault (34) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Lodève  Nearest Village: Saint-Michel
Latitude: 43.869110N  Longitude: 3.426490E
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.
2 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
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LaDragonne visited on 24th Sep 2018 - their rating: Amb: 4 Access: 3 Je suis allé voir cette pierre. Cependant, pour moi, elle est posée sur le substrat rocheux sans avoir été taillée ni implantée énergétiquement. Il s'agit d'un bloc erratique comme il y en a dans le secteur... Désolé!

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Menhir des Gamboules
Menhir des Gamboules submitted by regina : Site in Languedoc:Hérault (34) France (Vote or comment on this photo)
A massive menhir 2.50m high and 2m wide. It can be found about 800m north-east of Les Gamboules.

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Menhir des Gamboules submitted by regina : Site in Languedoc:Hérault (34) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

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