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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: La Mère Menhir
Country: France Département: Provence:Var (83) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Saint-Tropez  Nearest Village: Sainte-Maxime
Latitude: 43.315450N  Longitude: 6.621510E
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
no data
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IMPORTANT NOTE: Position of site unknown, co-ordinates given for nearest village. There are said to be two Dolmen and one Menhir in town. Location unknown.
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 4.0km W 271° San-Sebastien Dolmen 2 Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 4.1km W 273° San-Sebastien Dolmen 1 Burial Chamber or Dolmen
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 7.0km WNW 294° San-Peyre Dolmen 2 Burial Chamber or Dolmen
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 7.2km SW 231° Menhir de Couze 2* Standing Stone (Menhir)
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