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<< Other Photo Pages >> Tumulus du Cruchaud - Long Barrow in France in Poitou:Charente-Maritime (17)

Submitted by Rubis on Saturday, 29 May 2010  Page Views: 3224

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tumulus du Cruchaud
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 3.054 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Poitou:Charente-Maritime (17) Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Archiac  Nearest Village: Sainte Lheurine
Latitude: 45.537509N  Longitude: 0.338104W
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
4 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
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The Tumulus du Cruchaud was discovered in 1886 by the owner of the lands at that time. The owner began to excavate it with the goal of finding treasure. A skeleton was discovered but nothing else, this is what was reported at the time.

It was properly excavated in 1999 by a group of archaeologists and a booklet was published in 2003.

This tumulus seems huge, surrounded by vineyards. A path of white stones leads to it.

It can be found next to the locality of La Pierre Percée, where stands the famous Pierre Percée and next to the crossroad from the old train station of Sainte Lheurine, on the road D150.

This tumulus is 110 meters long and 30 meters wide. It is 2.69 meters high on one side and only one meter high on the other.

The tumulus is also near from the dolmen of Saint Fort sur le Né, the one of Sainte Même les Carrières, the one of Montchaude, the two of Criteuil la Magdeleine, and from La pierre folle of Saint Palais de Négrignac and the one of Montguyon.

Other tumuli have been found around Sainte Lheurine in other villages, but seem not to have yet been yet excavated, or just a little.

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 743m NW 311° La Pierre Percée (Sainte Lheurine)* Sculptured Stone
 5.2km NE 41° Saint Fort Dolmen* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
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 9.4km E 90° Dolmen dit Gros-Caillou Burial Chamber or Dolmen
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 18.0km ENE 60° La Pierre Levée (Bouteville) Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 18.2km NNE 22° Rocher de la Vache* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 18.2km NNE 22° Garde Epée Dolmen* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
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 26.9km NNW 331° Paléosite* Museum
 27.5km NNW 331° Abri de la Roche-a-Pierrot Cave or Rock Shelter
 28.4km E 85° Dolmen de la Boucharderie* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 28.6km SSW 192° Dolmen de Montendre* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 29.2km ESE 108° La Motte a Dognon* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 30.1km NW 305° Dolmen de la Pierre Qui Saute* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 32.0km NW 317° Musée de Préhistoire (Saintes)* Museum
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