<< Our Photo Pages >> Megerie Menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Pays de la Loire:Loire-Atlantique
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Megerie MenhirCountry: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Loire-Atlantique Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Paimboeuf Nearest Village: La Franquinerie
Latitude: 47.249200N Longitude: 2.0807W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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johnstone visited on 9th Jul 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3
TheCaptain visited on 8th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3 This is a nearly 3 metres tall menhir, signposted down a little track at the hamlet of La Mégerie, in a field full of cows. It makes a strange hollow sound when I tapped it, perhaps its cracking apart, or perhaps its magic !
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 3
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