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<< Text Pages >> La Pierre Saint Urbain - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Centre:Indre-et-Loire (37)

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: La Pierre Saint Urbain Alternative Name: La Pierre Pointue
Country: France Département: Centre:Indre-et-Loire (37) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Tours  Nearest Village: Rillé
Latitude: 47.449000N  Longitude: 0.247000E
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
2
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Menhir in Centre:Indre-et-Loire (37)

La Pierre Saint Urbain is a Menhir in the community of Rillé, Departement of Indre-et-Loire, Region of Centre
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