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<< Our Photo Pages >> la Pierre Couverte (Parigné) - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Pays de la Loire:Sarthe (72)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 4516

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: la Pierre Couverte (Parigné) Alternative Name: Bois de Bruon dolmen
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 14.075 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Pays de la Loire:Sarthe (72) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Le Mans  Nearest Village: Parigné-le-Pôlin
Latitude: 47.858700N  Longitude: 0.092700E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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TheCaptain visited on 29th Aug 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 This dolmen can be fairly easily found at a junction of tracks in the Bois de Bruon, near to Parigné-le-Pôlin, a few kilometres south of Le Mans, and just off the N23 road. The largish capstone, 4 m by 3.5 m, sits on top of 4 collapsed support stones, with another one nearby. its a pleasant little walk along a forest track from where I parked the van.

la Pierre Couverte (Parigné)
la Pierre Couverte (Parigné) submitted by thecaptain : Fairly easily found a pleasant little walk along a forest track in the Bois de Bruon, to the south of Le Mans. The largish capstone sits on top of 4 collapsed support stones, with another one nearby. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This dolmen can be fairly easily found at a junction of tracks in the Bois de Bruon, near to Parigné-le-Pôlin, a few kilometres south of Le Mans, and just off the N23 road.

The largish capstone, 4 m by 3.5 m, sits on top of 4 collapsed support stones, with another one nearby.

It's a pleasant little walk along a forest track from where I parked the van.


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la Pierre Couverte (Parigné)
la Pierre Couverte (Parigné) submitted by thecaptain : This dolmen can be fairly easily found at a junction of tracks in the Bois de Bruon, near to Parigné-le-Pôlin, a few kilometres south of Le Mans, and just off the N23 road. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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