Grooves

There are grooves carved into rock in many places in Europe, and some of them appear on the Baltic Sea island of . They are common in France, where they were used to polish stone axes.
Wikipedia
Photo: Ammunden, CC0.
  • 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.

Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a château in , , . is located in the municipality of Campagne in the French Dordogne, on the northern edge of the village of Campagne. is situated 1¼ km west of Grooves.

Church
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 1¼ km west of Grooves.

Cave
Photo: Sémhur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a cave, which is situated 2 km northwest of Grooves.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Le Bugue and Audrix.

Village
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in southwestern . is situated 4½ km west of Grooves.

Village
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in in southwestern . is situated 4½ km southwest of Grooves.

Village
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 8 km northeast of Grooves.

Grooves

Latitude
44.91141° or 44° 54′ 41″ north
Longitude
0.98208° or 0° 58′ 56″ east
Open location code
8FP2WX6J+HR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3765034626
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data 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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