<< Our Photo Pages >> Menhir de Moncorbeau - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Pays de la Loire:Mayenne (53)
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Menhir de Moncorbeau Alternative Name: Menhir de Montcorbeau, Menhir du Pré de L'EtangCountry: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Mayenne (53) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Domfront Nearest Village: Couesmes-Vaucé
Latitude: 48.456400N Longitude: 0.7143W
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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littleocky visited on 2nd Aug 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 3 To be found on a side road off the road from Couesmes-Vaucé to Vaucé. Easily visible from the road and accessible through a field. There is a stream between the road and the field, but this can be crossed at the corner of the field.
TheCaptain visited on 24th Apr 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 This menhir is found in a field just to the north of the village on the road to Vaucé beside a little stream and is probably more than 2 metres tall. There are a few other pieces of stone nearby which may have been broken from the menhir.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 3 Access: 3.5
There are a few other pieces of stone nearby, which may have been broken from the menhir.
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