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

Submitted by TheCaptain on Tuesday, 28 December 2004  Page Views: 3588

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Men Briz menhir
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Finistère (29) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Quimper  Nearest Village: Plomeur
Latitude: 47.835260N  Longitude: 4.32571W
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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Jimwithnoname visited on 1st Jul 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4 I spied this in the field next to where I was camping. It was right in the middle so I didn't go right up to it.

johnstone visited on 11th Jun 2004 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4

paulcall have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 3 Access: 4

Men Briz menhir
Men Briz menhir submitted by paulcall : Found in a field 2 km inland from Pointe de la Torche, this menhir is 2.5 metres high, 2.5 metres wide and 1 metre deep. The base is somewhat overgrown (Vote or comment on this photo)
Just the tip of this menhir now stands above the sandy soil.

Measurement: 2.40 x 2.00 x 0.80 metres.
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Men Briz menhir
Men Briz menhir submitted by Jimwithnoname : Site in Bretagne:Finistère (29) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Men Briz menhir
Men Briz menhir submitted by Jimwithnoname (Vote or comment on this photo)

Men Briz menhir
Men Briz menhir submitted by Jimwithnoname (Vote or comment on this photo)

Men Briz menhir
Men Briz menhir submitted by karolus : Site in Bretagne:Finistère (29) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

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