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LocationFrance
Poitou-Charentes
Saix
Château Pas de Loup
Distance (S) from Greenwich
WGS84 lat/long47.154700, -0.000720
TypeGround (slab)
Marking dateUnknown (before 2009)
AccessNo information available
Greenwich Meridian Marker; France; Poitou-Charentes; Saix
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16 Aug 2012

Located in a woodland glade beneath a plane tree, this marking is something of an enigma. It is believed to lie within the Château Pas de Loup estate, which was purchased by the British businessman Tim Bettany in the late 1990s. The small pavilion behind the marking contains a dedication to Bettany who died in 2003.