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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pierre Plantée (Monteil) - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Auvergne:Haute-Loire (43)

Submitted by AlexHunger on Tuesday, 07 June 2005  Page Views: 4051

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pierre Plantée (Monteil) Alternative Name: Le Monteil
Country: France Département: Auvergne:Haute-Loire (43) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Le Puy-En-Velay  Nearest Village: Chomelix
Latitude: 45.272200N  Longitude: 3.853600E
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.
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
4

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Pierre Plantée (Monteil)
Pierre Plantée (Monteil) submitted by Quesadillas : Site in Auvergne:Haute-Loire (43) France (Vote or comment on this photo)
Menhir in Haute-Loire



Positional co-0rdinates scaled from a map source. On D35, 2.3 Km North East of town.
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Pierre Plantée (Monteil)
Pierre Plantée (Monteil) submitted by Quesadillas : Bowl cut into top of menhir...common in this area...locals used to and some cases still fill these with fat, petrol or parrafin and light them at night.. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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