Grooves
There are grooves carved into rock in many places in Europe, and some of them appear on the Baltic Sea island of Gotland. They are common in France, where they were used to polish stone axes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: grooves carved into rock
- Also known as: “grooves” and “polissoir”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Château de Campagne and Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Campagne.
Château de Campagne
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Château de Campagne is a château in Dordogne, Aquitaine, France. Between the lavoir and the church is the entrance to the Chateau of Campagne. This splendid building was built in the 12th century and burnt down in the 15th century. Château de Campagne is situated 1¼ km west of Grooves.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Campagne
Church
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Campagne is a church, which is situated 1¼ km west of Grooves.
Ros De Saint-Crod
Cave
Photo: Sémhur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ros De Saint-Crod is a cave, which is situated 2 km northwest of Grooves.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Bugue and Audrix.
Le Bugue
Village
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Bugue is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. Le Bugue is situated 4½ km west of Grooves.
Audrix
Village
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Audrix is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Audrix is situated 4½ km southwest of Grooves.
Sireuil
Village
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sireuil is a village, which is situated 8 km northeast of Grooves.
Grooves
- Categories: stone, petroglyph, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Campagne, Arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.91141° or 44° 54′ 41″ northLongitude
0.98208° or 0° 58′ 56″ eastOpen location code
8FP2WX6J+HROpenStreetMap ID
node 3765034626OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q724060
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Ukrainian—“Grooves” goes by many names.
- Danish: “rillesten”
- Danish: “Rillesten”
- Dutch: “Polissoir”
- Dutch: “slijpsteen”
- Estonian: “Uurdekivi”
- Finnish: “hiomauurrekivi”
- Finnish: “miekanhiontakivi”
- Finnish: “Miekanhiontakivi”
- French: “polissoir”
- French: “Polissoir”
- German: “Schleifrille”
- German: “Schleifrillen”
- German: “Sliprännor”
- German: “Wetzmarke”
- German: “Wetzrille”
- German: “Wetzspur”
- Greek: “Αυλάκια”
- Macedonian: “Жлебови (археологија)”
- Macedonian: “Жлебови”
- Spanish: “pulidor”
- Spanish: “Pulidor”
- Swedish: “sliprännesten”
- Swedish: “sliprännor”
- Swedish: “Sliprännor”
- Swedish: “slipskåra”
- Swedish: “slipskårestenar”
- Swedish: “slipskåror”
- Ukrainian: “Полісуари”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Grooves”. Photo: Ammunden, CC0.