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

Submitted by paulcall on Tuesday, 28 December 2004  Page Views: 3352

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Chapelle Saint-Vio menhir
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Finistère (29) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Quimper  Nearest Village: Tréguennec
Latitude: 47.872370N  Longitude: 4.33786W
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.
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.
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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Chapelle Saint-Vio menhir
Chapelle Saint-Vio menhir submitted by paulcall : This small phallic iron age menhir is found approximately 20 metres north of the chapel from which it gets its name. There are several cup markings on the top of the stone which are just visible in the paler area as grey marks (Vote or comment on this photo)
This small phallic iron age menhir is found approximately 20 metres north of the chapel from which it gets its name. There are several cup markings on the top of the stone.

At some point the menhir was broken, and the two halves have been concreted together as can be seen from this angle.
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Chapelle Saint-Vio menhir
Chapelle Saint-Vio menhir submitted by paulcall : At some point the menhir was broken, and the two halves have been concreted together as can be seen from this angle. The GPS co-ordinates I took were N 47.87237 W 4.33786. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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