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<< Our Photo Pages >> Peyre-Fioc menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Midi:Aveyron (12)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 2812

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Peyre-Fioc menhir
Country: France Département: Midi:Aveyron (12) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Saint-Affrique  Nearest Village: Roquefort-sur-Suzon
Latitude: 43.957408N  Longitude: 2.994825E
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
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Re: Peyre-Fioc menhir by ocdolmen on Sunday, 23 April 2006
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This menhir has the reputation to attract firelight. Its occitan name "Peyre Fioc" (the exact orthograph is "pèira fioc") as the sense of "the fire stone"
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