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Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 4797

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bignon Dolmen
Country: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Mayenne (53) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Mayenne  Nearest Village: Niort-la-Fontaine
Latitude: 48.440800N  Longitude: 0.5562W
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.
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 1st May 2005 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4 A little Mayenne allée couverte still largely within its mound but its all falling down and a bit of a wreck. However it is now living in a little fenced off area and is signposted from the hamlet and included on a couple of mapped and signposted walks from the village. Only one capstone 2.5 m by 2 m remains on its supports but a couple more can be seen. The main chamber is orientated 080° and several side slabs can be seen sticking out of the mound which is approximately rectangular 11 metres long 6 metres wide and up to 2 metres in height.

Bignon Dolmen
Bignon Dolmen submitted by TheCaptain : Bignon dolmen, Niort-la-Fontaine, Mayenne. A little Mayenne allée couverte still largely within its mound. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A little allée couverte still largely within its mound at Bignon near to the village of Niort-la-Fontaine in Mayenne .

However, it is now living in a little fenced off area and is signposted from the hamlet, and included on a couple of mapped and signposted walks from the village. Only one capstone, 2.5m by 2m remains on its supports, but a couple more can be seen. The main chamber is orientated 080° and several side slabs can be seen sticking out of the mound, which is approximately rectangular, 11 metres long, 6 metres wide and up to 2 metres in height.
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Bignon Dolmen
Bignon Dolmen submitted by karolus : Site in Pays de la Loire:Mayenne (53) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Bignon Dolmen
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Bignon Dolmen
Bignon Dolmen submitted by TheCaptain : Bignon dolmen, Niort-la-Fontaine, Mayenne. A little Mayenne allée couverte still largely within its mound. Several side slabs can be seen sticking out of the mound, running forwards from the capstone to the left in this picture. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Bignon Dolmen by TheCaptain on Tuesday, 10 May 2005
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Bignon dolmen, Niort-la-Fontaine, Mayenne, N 48.4408, W 00.5562
Visited Sunday, 1st May 2005. Access 4, Condition 2, Ambience 3.

A little Mayenne allée couverte still largely within its mound, but its all falling down and a bit of a wreck. However, it is now living in a little fenced off area and is signposted from the hamlet, and included on a couple of mapped and signposted walks from the village.

Only one capstone, 2.5 m by 2 m remains on its supports, but a couple more can be seen. The main chamber is orientated 080° and several side slabs can be seen sticking out of the mound, which is approximately rectangular, 11 metres long, 6 metres wide and up to 2 metres in height.
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