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<< Our Photo Pages >> Guilvinec menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Bretagne:Finistère (29)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Tuesday, 28 December 2004  Page Views: 3455

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Guilvinec menhir Alternative Name: Menhir de Lanvar
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Finistère (29) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Pont l'Abbé  Nearest Village: Guilvinec
Latitude: 47.803530N  Longitude: 4.28499W
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
3 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.
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
5

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Guilvinec menhir
Guilvinec menhir submitted by johnstone : Really nice stone, June 12, 2004 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Menhir to be found in the outskirts of Guilvinec in south western Finistère.

It is a 4.30 metres high monolith, almond shaped, standing between the quarters Lanvar and Kervennec.



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Guilvinec menhir submitted by johnstone : With a split from top to bottom, June 12, 2004 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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