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<< Our Photo Pages >> Menhir dit la Gran'Boyne de Balette - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Aquitaine:Gironde (33)

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Menhir dit la Gran'Boyne de Balette
Country: France Département: Aquitaine:Gironde (33) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Langon  Nearest Village: Mauriac
Latitude: 44.761500N  Longitude: 0.0168W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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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Menhir dit la Gran'Boyne de Balette submitted by oldman : Standing stone in Aquitaine:Gironde (33) France I really think that there is NO stone here. Either it has been removed or the coordinates given are wrong. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone (Menhir) in Aquitaine:Gironde (33)

Mauriac, Langon, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Source: T4T35

Ce menhir en calcaire de 90 cm sert de limite aux communes de Ruch et Mauriac. Son authenticité est prouvée par la découverte d'une hache polie lorsqu'il a été déplacé lors de la construction du chemin.
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