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<< Other Photo Pages >> Stade de la Varenne Menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63)

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Stade de la Varenne Menhir
Country: France Département: Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Clermont-Ferrand  Nearest Village: Riom
Latitude: 45.884468N  Longitude: 3.125713E
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
4 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.
4 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 in Puy-de-Dôme

A 1.85 metre tall menhir. Originally situated by the Roman road south-east of Riom at a location called "La Varenne".
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