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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Saint-Goulien stèles
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Finistère (29) Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Audierne  Nearest Village: Goulien
Latitude: 48.056100N  Longitude: 4.5929W
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.
3 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
5

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TheCaptain visited on 18th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5 The remains of no less than three granite stèles are to be found lined up in the churchyard at Goulien. One is very small, one about 1.5 metres high and probably once used as a cross base. The third is 2.5 metres tall and has lovely grooves carved into it.

Saint-Goulien stèles
Saint-Goulien stèles submitted by theCaptain : The remains of no less than three granite stèles are to be found lined up in the churchyard at Goulien. The best is 2.5 metres tall and has lovely grooves carved into it. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The remains of no less than three granite stèles are to be found lined up in the churchyard at Goulien.

One is very small, one about 1.5 metres high and probably once used as a cross base.

The third is a lovely tapered cylinder 2.5 metres tall and has many top to bottom grooves carved into it.
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Saint-Goulien stèles
Saint-Goulien stèles submitted by theCaptain : The remains of no less than three granite stèles are to be found lined up in the churchyard at Goulien. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Saint-Goulien stèles
Saint-Goulien stèles submitted by theCaptain : The remains of no less than three granite stèles are to be found lined up in the churchyard at Goulien. The best is 2.5 metres tall and has lovely grooves carved into it. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Saint-Goulien stèles
Saint-Goulien stèles submitted by theCaptain : The remains of no less than three granite stèles are to be found lined up in the churchyard at Goulien. One about 1.5 metres high and probably once used as a cross base. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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