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<< Our Photo Pages >> Prats menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Midi:Tarn (81)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 2789

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Prats menhir
Country: France Département: Midi:Tarn (81) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Mazamet  Nearest Village: Bout-du-Pont-de-Larn
Latitude: 43.493410N  Longitude: 2.421300E
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.
4 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
5

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Prats menhir
Prats menhir submitted by ocdolmen : Prats menhir is the tallest menhir in the département of Tarn with 3.70 meters tall. Granite. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Menhir in Tarn


A 3.7 m tall menhir near Mazamet, the biggest standing stone in Tarn
Estimated weight is 14,5 tons

Position correction by johnstone i.c.w. GPS Garmin & Google Earth
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Prats menhir submitted by johnstone : In front of the monolith (south side), Sep.15, 2018 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Prats menhir submitted by johnstone : The thin side, Sep.15, 2018 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Prats menhir submitted by johnstone : The back side (north), Sep.15, 2018 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Prats menhir by patoleon on Wednesday, 01 August 2018
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Location is inaccurate. It is located more close to the river (le Thoré) near the Amalric farm (600 to 700 meters of difference). Fortunately, the menhir is well indicated.

My GPS coordinates : Latitude: 43.493271N Longitude: 2.421268E [amended, thank you. admin]
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