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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Menhir du Col de SolperiéreCountry: France Département: Languedoc:Lozère (48) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Alès Nearest Village: St-Laurent-de-Trèves
Latitude: 44.240633N Longitude: 3.616545E
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 17th Jun 2008 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5
TheCaptain visited on 24th Sep 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 At the north western end of the section of the Corniche-des-Cévennes along the high Causse near Le Hospitalet, where the road from Vebron joins at the Col de Solperière, can be found this menhir in the junction of the roads.
It stands about 2.3 metres high like its neighbour of a few kilometres distance, and has also been used as a road marker in the past, with some probable reshaping in the relatively recent past. Between these two stones, along the roadside, are several other similar looking standing stones. Closer inspection however shows that they are much more recent, with quarrying marks etc, and are purely more modern road markers.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 4 Access: 5
It stands about 2.3 metres high like its neighbour of a few kilometres distance, and has also been used as a road marker in the past, with some probable reshaping in the relatively recent past.
Between this stone and "Bout-de-la-Côte", along the roadside, are several other similar looking standing stones. Closer inspection however shows that they are probably much more recent, with quarrying marks etc, and are likely to be more modern road markers.
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