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<< Our Photo Pages >> Féchain Polissoir - Polissoir in France in Nord:Nord (59)

Submitted by AlexHunger on Tuesday, 17 May 2005  Page Views: 4085

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Féchain Polissoir
Country: France Département: Nord:Nord (59) Type: Polissoir
Nearest Town: Arras  Nearest Village: Féchain
Latitude: 50.265787N  Longitude: 3.211926E
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
5 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.
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
4

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Féchain Polissoir
Féchain Polissoir submitted by Alta-Falisa : Photo taken in mid-February 2003. Courtesy Olier62. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Polissoir in Nord

1.10 metres tall and 1.70 metres long with marks. Grey Limestone. In front of church.

Address: Rue Louis Chantreau.
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Féchain Polissoir
Féchain Polissoir submitted by Alta-Falisa : Photo taken in mid-February 2003. Courtesy Olier62. The Polissoir is now (at least since 2012) protected by a glass housing. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Féchain Polissoir by davidmorgan on Sunday, 27 April 2014
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Re: Féchain Polissoir by Alta-Falisa on Saturday, 26 April 2014
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Coordinates provided by Olier62, whom I always trust : 50° 15' 56.42" N 3° 12' 42.97" E
Polissoir, found at Aubencheul-au-Bac in 1968, when the river Sensée was being widened.
Classified in 1980.
The polissoir is now (since at least 2012) protected by a glass housing.
I'll go and visit this monument one of these days.
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