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<< Image Pages >> La Pierre du Diable (Orgeres) - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35)

Submitted by Dipo on Sunday, 26 October 2008  Page Views: 4486

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: La Pierre du Diable (Orgeres)
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Rennes  Nearest Village: Orgeres
Latitude: 47.990014N  Longitude: 1.665241W
Condition:
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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
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3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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
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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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Remains of ruined burial chamber described by Paul BEZIER in "Inventaire des Monuments Mégalithiques du dpt d'Ille & Vilaine" in 1883.

A 2.5 metre long block of quartz rests on two other blocks.
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