<< Our Photo Pages >> Pierre Levée de Chenillée - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85)
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pierre Levée de Chenillée Alternative Name: La Chenillée menhir, Menhir de la ChenilléeCountry: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Les Sables-d'Olonne Nearest Village: St-Vincent-sur-Graon
Latitude: 46.462854N Longitude: 1.373528W
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 10th Sep 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4
TheCaptain visited on 5th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5 This is a nicely smoothed and shaped menhir, which must be about 4.5 metres tall, 2.5 metres wide and 1 metre thick. It is just off a farm track beside the road, and is signposted.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 3 Access: 4.5
It is just off a farm track beside the road, and is signposted. In the community of St-Vincent-sur-Graon.
Location Source: T4T35
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