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Submitted by TheCaptain on Sunday, 19 December 2004  Page Views: 6438

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Petite Roche allée couverte Alternative Name: Pierres aux Druides, Allée couverte de la Petite Roche
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 2.196 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Normandie:Manche (50) Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Valognes  Nearest Village: Rocheville
Latitude: 49.493589N  Longitude: 1.593516W
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.
5 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 14th Oct 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Another ancient place. Well worth a visit. Difficult to determine where one tomb ends and the next begins and a view of the whole site is just not possible.

johnstone visited on 30th Jun 2009 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5

TheCaptain visited on 22nd Nov 2004 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 In the woods around the village of Rocheville can be found the remains of three Allées Couverte, only one of which is marked on the IGN maps, which is known as the Allée Couverte de la Petite Roche. To the southeast of Rocheville is a wooded area known as Bois de la Grosse Roche, and in the southwest corner of this wood, almost right beside the lane, is found the Allée Couverte de la Petite Roche. About 20 metres in length, it runs in an east west direction. The width between the stones, of which there would have been about 20 in each row, is between 1 and 1,5 metres, and the height is about the same. At the east end of the allée the end stone remains in place, while at the west end it is open, but with a large stone across the rows about 3 metres distant, possibly a removed roofstone. About 5 cover stones remain in position, in two groups, two near the east end, and the other three nearer to the west end. There are many other stones lying around in the wood, probably some parts of the monument.

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3.67 Access: 4.67

Petite Roche allée couverte
Petite Roche allée couverte submitted by thecaptain : Allée Couverte de la Petite Roche, Rocheville, Normandie. Seen here in its woodland setting from the southwest. (Vote or comment on this photo)
In the woods around the village of Rocheville in Manche, Normandie, can be found the remains of three or perhaps four Allées Couverte, only one of which is marked and easy to find, which is known as the Allée Couverte de la Petite Roche.

To the southeast of Rocheville is a wooded area known as Bois de la Grosse Roche, and in the southwest corner of this wood, almost right beside the lane, is found the Allée Couverte de la Petite Roche. About 20 metres in length, it runs in an east west direction. The width between the stones, of which there would have been about 20 in each row, is between 1 and 1,5 metres, and the height is about the same. At the east end of the allée the end stone remains in place, while at the west end it is open, but with a large stone across the rows about 3 metres distant, possibly a removed roofstone. About 5 cover stones remain in position, in two groups, two near the east end, and the other three nearer to the west end.
There are many other stones lying around in the wood, probably some parts of the monument.

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Petite Roche allée couverte
Petite Roche allée couverte submitted by thecaptain : Allée Couverte de la Petite Roche, Rocheville, Normandie. The central part has a few capstones remaining in place. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Petite Roche allée couverte
Petite Roche allée couverte submitted by karolus : Site in Normandie:Manche (50) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Petite Roche allée couverte
Petite Roche allée couverte submitted by karolus (Vote or comment on this photo)

Petite Roche allée couverte
Petite Roche allée couverte submitted by ShamrockStone (Vote or comment on this photo)

Petite Roche allée couverte
Petite Roche allée couverte submitted by ShamrockStone

Petite Roche allée couverte
Petite Roche allée couverte submitted by johnstone : A view along the dolmen on June 30, 2009

Petite Roche allée couverte
Petite Roche allée couverte submitted by johnstone : View at the fallen capstone, June 30, 2009

Petite Roche allée couverte
Petite Roche allée couverte submitted by thecaptain : Allée Couverte de la Petite Roche, Rocheville, Normandie. Seen here looking along its length from the western end. (1 comment)

Petite Roche allée couverte
Petite Roche allée couverte submitted by thecaptain : Allée Couverte de la Petite Roche, Rocheville, Normandie. Seen here on a soaking wet November day looking from near the eastern end.

Petite Roche allée couverte
Petite Roche allée couverte submitted by thecaptain : Allée Couverte de la Petite Roche, Rocheville, Normandie. Most of the remains are seen here in this view from the southeast.

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Re: Petite Roche allée couverte by TheCaptain on Friday, 27 March 2009
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A return March visit to this, with no vegetation getting in the way, and I was able to see what looked to me to be a few stones remaining of the peristalith of this allée couverte, around the northeastern part.

I was hoping for a lovely bright morning sunrise here to get some good pictures in the woodland setting, but after 2 weeks of glorious sunshine, the clouds and rainshowers have all appeared. Hey Ho.
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Re: Petite Roche allée couverte by TheCaptain on Monday, 27 December 2004
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In the woods around the village of Rocheville can be found the remains of three, and possibly a fourth, Allées Couverte, only one of which is marked on the IGN maps, which is known as the Allée Couverte de la Petite Roche.

To the southeast of Rocheville is a wooded area known as Bois de la Grosse Roche, and in the southwest corner of this wood, almost right beside the lane, is found the Allée Couverte de la Petite Roche. About 20 metres in length, it runs in an east west direction. The width between the stones, of which there would have been about 20 in each row, is between 1 and 1,5 metres, and the height is about the same. At the east end of the allée the end stone remains in place, while at the west end it is open, but with a large stone across the rows about 3 metres distant, possibly a removed roofstone. About 5 cover stones remain in position, in two groups, two near the east end, and the other three nearer to the west end.

There are many other stones lying around in the wood, probably some parts of the monument.
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