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<< Our Photo Pages >> Curton Dolmen - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Aquitaine:Gironde (33)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 5931

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Curton Dolmen
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 6.2 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Aquitaine:Gironde (33) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Libourne  Nearest Village: Jugazan
Latitude: 44.772350N  Longitude: 0.15754W
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.
3 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.
3 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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oldman visited on 7th Apr 2019 It's a steep climb up to this dolmen but worth it. On our second visit to this site the sat nav brought us in from a different direction so there was no steep climb and we could take the car along a track almost up to the site. Also it was well signposted.

johnstone visited on 8th Sep 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3

TheCaptain visited on 2nd Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 As I was driving towards Bellefond I saw a sign to Dolmen de Curton so I had to follow it but it’s a pity the large signs do not follow the one at the road junction up. There are one or two very small signs after this which I at first missed and these lead into a vineyard before they give up totally. Following the track on by foot for about 600 metres and you eventually reach the dolmen. It is a little allée couverte on the reducing remains of its mound which has been ploughed right up to the edges and surrounded by vines. There are some nasty crackling power lines right overhead. One capstone remains on the two rows of sidestones which can be traced for about 8 metres facing an orientation of 110°. The end stone has some strange markings on it several short straight lines and a few horseshoe shapes but they are difficult to make out. Apparently 8 bodies were found within it when the chamber was excavated in 1904.



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3 Access: 3.5

Curton Dolmen
Curton Dolmen submitted by thecaptain : One capstone remains on the two rows of sidestones which can be traced for about 8 metres. Apparently 8 bodies were found within it when the chamber was excavated in 1904. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This is a little allée couverte on the reducing remains of its mound, which has been ploughed right up to the edges and surrounded by vines.

One capstone remains on the two rows of sidestones which can be traced for about 8 metres facing an orientation of 110°. The end stone has some strange markings on it several short straight lines and a few horseshoe shapes but they are difficult to make out.

Apparently 8 bodies were found within it when the chamber was excavated in 1904.

As I was driving towards Bellefond I saw a sign to Dolmen de Curton so I had to follow it, but it’s a pity the large signs do not continue at the next road junction up. There are one or two very small signs after this which I at first missed and these lead into a vineyard before they give up totally. Following the track on by foot for about 600 metres and you eventually reach the dolmen.

There are some nasty crackling power lines right overhead.

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Curton Dolmen submitted by johnstone : The capstone from another side, Sep 8, 2015 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Curton Dolmen submitted by ocdolmen : Curton Dolmen (Vote or comment on this photo)

Curton Dolmen
Curton Dolmen submitted by thecaptain : This is a little allée couverte on the reducing remains of its mound, which has been ploughed right up to the edges and surrounded by vines. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Curton Dolmen
Curton Dolmen submitted by oldman : Site in Aquitaine:Gironde (33) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Curton Dolmen
Curton Dolmen submitted by oldman

Curton Dolmen
Curton Dolmen submitted by oldman

Curton Dolmen
Curton Dolmen submitted by johnstone : Close up of the chamber, Sep 8, 2015

Curton Dolmen
Curton Dolmen submitted by johnstone : Impressive construction, Sep 8, 2015

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Curton Dolmen submitted by johnstone : Look through the chamber, Sep 8, 2015

Curton Dolmen
Curton Dolmen submitted by johnstone : Overview between the vineyards, Sep 8, 2015

Curton Dolmen
Curton Dolmen submitted by ocdolmen : Curton Dolmen The end stone has some strange markings on it several short straight lines and a few horseshoe shapes but they are difficult to make out.

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