Menhirs of Clendy
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The Menhirs of Clendy are a prehistoric megalithic stone alignment near Yverdon-les-Bains in Switzerland, notable for its rows of standing stones dating back to the Neolithic period.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
megalithic site
ⓘ
prehistoric archaeological site ⓘ stone alignment ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Alignement mégalithique de Clendy ⓘ |
| arrangement |
several smaller alignments
ⓘ
two main parallel rows ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological sites in the canton of Vaud
ⓘ
Megalithic monuments in Switzerland ⓘ Tourist attractions in the canton of Vaud ⓘ |
| chronology | Neolithic period ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Neolithic Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| datingFrom |
approximately 2500–2000 BCE
ⓘ
late 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| excavatedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| hasAccess | footpath from Yverdon-les-Bains ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
aligned stones
ⓘ
anthropomorphic menhirs ⓘ rows of standing stones ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
possible astronomical alignment
ⓘ
possible funerary function ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | cultural property of national significance in Switzerland ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Yverdon-les-Bains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canton of Vaud NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Switzerland ⓘ
surface form:
western Switzerland
|
| locatedNear | Lake Neuchâtel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southern shore of Lake Neuchâtel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | authorities of Yverdon-les-Bains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
sandstone
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| near |
Yverdon-les-Bains beach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yverdon-les-Bains railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfStones | about 45 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly east–west ⓘ |
| partOf | Clendy archaeological area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Broye–Vully / Jura–Nord vaudois area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restoredIn | 1980s ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| use |
ceremonial site
ⓘ
ritual site ⓘ |
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