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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Menhir de la Crosse 2 Alternative Name: Menhir du Faydas
Country: France Département: Midi:Tarn (81) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Mazamet  Nearest Village: Labastide-Rouairoux
Latitude: 43.507640N  Longitude: 2.610360E
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
5 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
5

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Menhir de la Crosse 2
Menhir de la Crosse 2 submitted by patoleon : Faydas menhir side view (Vote or comment on this photo)
Menhir in Tarn

Relatively small menhir, about 0.8 m, with engraving and baby-menhir next to it.
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Menhir de la Crosse 2
Menhir de la Crosse 2 submitted by johnstone : The side with the engraving, Sep.17, 2018 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Menhir de la Crosse 2
Menhir de la Crosse 2 submitted by johnstone : Big and little, standing together, Sep.17, 2018 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Menhir de la Crosse 2
Menhir de la Crosse 2 submitted by johnstone : The back side, mainly with moss, Sep.17, 2018 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Menhir de la Crosse 2
Menhir de la Crosse 2 submitted by patoleon : A close view of the engraved bishop's crook. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Menhir de la Crosse 2
Menhir de la Crosse 2 submitted by patoleon : The Faydas menhir engraved with a motif similar to a bishop's crook. It is close to the Crosse menhir (900 meters) which is also engraved with the same motif. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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