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Submitted by thecaptain on Thursday, 15 December 2005 Page Views: 5767

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pey de Fontaine Alternative Name: Cairn de l'Anguillé
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 3.694 km away from the location you searched for.
Département: Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Les Sables-d'Olonne Nearest Village: Le Bernard
Latitude: 46.425147N Longitude: 1.431478W
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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
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-1	Completely destroyed

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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
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johnstone visited on 9th Sep 2013 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4

TheCaptain visited on 6th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4 The largest prehistoric monument in the departement of Vendée, this is a large stone cairn which contains two dolmens with entry passageways. Estimated to be 6000 years old, the cairn is rectangular, about 35 metres by 30 metres and is built with several drystone wall steps. The two chambers each have entry corridors of 20 metres length, opening out to the southeast. However, the monument is not much to look at at present, as it is undergoing excavations prior to restoration, and it looks a bit like an empty building site. it is found at the end of a long farm lane, and there was nowhere to turn my campervan around near the monument.

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2 Ambience: 3 Access: 4

**Pey de Fontaine** submitted by thecaptain : Pey de Fontaine, the largest prehistoric monument in the departement of Vendée. Estimated to be 6000 years old, the cairn is rectangular, about 35 metres by 30 metres and is built with several drystone wall steps. (Vote or comment on this photo)

The largest prehistoric monument in the departement of Vendée, this is a large stone cairn which contains two dolmens with entry passageways.

Estimated to be 6000 years old, the cairn is rectangular, about 35 metres by 30 metres and is built with several drystone wall steps. The two chambers each have entry corridors of 20 metres length, opening out to the southeast.

However, the monument is not much to look at at present, as it is undergoing excavations prior to restoration, and it looks a bit like an empty building site.

It is found at the end of a long farm lane, and there was nowhere to turn my campervan around near the monument.

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