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<< Our Photo Pages >> Grande Villeneuve Menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Bretagne:Morbihan (56)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Monday, 03 January 2005  Page Views: 2990

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Grande Villeneuve Menhir Alternative Name: Menhir de Grande-Villeneuve
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Morbihan (56) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Vannes  Nearest Village: Tredion
Latitude: 47.800700N  Longitude: 2.5941W
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.
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
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johnstone visited on 22nd Jun 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5

TheCaptain visited on 11th Jul 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 This menhir is to be found in a garden in the hamlet of the same name, a kilometre or so to the north of Tredion. The menhir is about 4 metres tall and nicely shaped, although it looks to have lost its top at some point, due to a lightning strike.



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Grande Villeneuve menhir
Grande Villeneuve menhir submitted by TheCaptain : The menhir is about 4 metres tall and nicely shaped, although it looks to have lost its top at some point. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This menhir is to be found in a garden in the hamlet of the same name, a kilometre or so to the north of Tredion. The menhir is about 4 metres tall and nicely shaped, although it looks to have lost its top at some point, possibly due to a lightning strike.

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Grande Villeneuve Menhir
Grande Villeneuve Menhir submitted by johnstone : The slim side of the monolith on June 22, 2012 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grande Villeneuve Menhir
Grande Villeneuve Menhir submitted by johnstone : How nice in the garden, standing in a small pond, June 22, 2012 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grande Villeneuve menhir
Grande Villeneuve menhir submitted by TheCaptain : The menhir is about 4 metres tall and nicely shaped, although it looks to have lost its top at some point. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grande Villeneuve menhir
Grande Villeneuve menhir submitted by TheCaptain : This menhir is to be found in a garden in the hamlet of the same name, a kilometre or so to the north of Tredion. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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