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<< Our Photo Pages >> Croissonnière Dolmen - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 3524

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Croissonnière Dolmen Alternative Name: La Pierre Levée (Nanteuil), La Croissannière
Country: France Département: Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Saint-Maixente-l'Ecole  Nearest Village: Nanteuil
Latitude: 46.410600N  Longitude: 0.1671W
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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
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2 Access:
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4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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TheCaptain visited on 20th Jul 2005 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 4 Up on the hill to the southeast of the village of Nanteuil, right behind a road of new houses (Rue du Dolmen) can be found the remains of this little dolmen, a few hundred metres walk from the road. It is not much of a dolmen now, more just a large capstone about 4.5 m by 3.5 m, and a pile of stones, tight up against the back hedge and fences of the new houses. It has seen better times! While I was here, there is a young chap out in his back garden, sitting under an umbrella, seemingly randomly shooting at things with an air rifle.



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Croissonnière dolmen
Croissonnière dolmen submitted by TheCaptain : Croissonnière dolmen is not much now, more just a large capstone and a pile of stones, tight up against the back hedge and fences of the new houses. It has seen better times! (Vote or comment on this photo)
Up on the hill to the southeast of the village of Nanteuil, right behind a road of new houses (Rue du Dolmen) can be found the remains of this little dolmen, a few hundred metres walk from the road.

It is not much of a dolmen now, more just a large capstone about 4.5 m by 3.5 m, and a pile of stones, tight up against the back hedge and fences of the new houses. It has seen better times!

While I was here, there is a young chap out in his back garden, sitting under an umbrella, seemingly randomly shooting at things with an air rifle. Time to move on!
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Croissonnière dolmen
Croissonnière dolmen submitted by TheCaptain : Croissonnière dolmen is not much now, more just a large capstone and a pile of stones, tight up against the back hedge and fences of the new houses. It has seen better times! (Vote or comment on this photo)

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