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<< Text Pages >> Menhir dit la Pierre du Gros Vilain - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Centre:Loiret (45)

Submitted by thecaptain on Tuesday, 07 June 2005  Page Views: 4440

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Menhir dit la Pierre du Gros Vilain Alternative Name: Grès de Paucourt, Pierre du Diable
Country: France Département: Centre:Loiret (45) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Montargis  Nearest Village: Paucourt
Latitude: 48.038882N  Longitude: 2.818878E
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
4

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1.8 Meter tall puddingstone menhir in the Forêt de Montargis on Route Forestière de la Pierre Du Gros Vilain.


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Re: La Pierre du Gros Vilain by TheCaptain on Monday, 19 February 2007
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More information and some good photographs of this well known stone can be found here.
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