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Multi-periodSite Name: Pioch Farrus Mine Alternative Name: Mine de CabrièresCountry: France
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Département: Languedoc:Hérault (34) Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Cabrières Nearest Village: Clermont l'Héraullt
Latitude: 43.579400N Longitude: 3.371400E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Prehistoric copper mine (the oldest in France) which has been exploited mainly during the Chalcolithic (more than 3000 BCE) and during Roman times (1st cent. BCE till 1st cent. CE). (Attempts to open again in the 19th and 20th cent. CE.)
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