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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pierre du Grand Tua - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Sunday, 19 December 2004  Page Views: 4568

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pierre du Grand Tua Alternative Name: Dent de Gargantua, Menhir de Chablé
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Rennes  Nearest Village: Bourg-des-Comptes
Latitude: 47.940781N  Longitude: 1.738048W
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.
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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Pierre du Grand Tua
Pierre du Grand Tua submitted by Dipo : "Le Grand Tua" BOURG DES COMPTES" (Vote or comment on this photo)
3.4 metre tall menhir in a hedge near to the village of Bourg-des-Comptes.

Located 1,3kms North West of Bourg des Comptes near "Clermont" Hamlet. Alongside a path passing through "La Pregaudais" farm.

Height = 3,30m Width =1,60m Thickness = 1,30m

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Pierre du Grand Tua
Pierre du Grand Tua submitted by johnstone : The ivy is still growing, June 21, 2013 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierre du Grand Tua
Pierre du Grand Tua submitted by johnstone : The overgrow at the top is gone, June 21, 2013 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Pierre du Grand Tua by Andy B on Sunday, 16 October 2022
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