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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Allée Couverte d'Haye d'EctotCountry: France Département: Normandie:Manche (50) Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Barneville-Carteret Nearest Village: La Haye-D'Ectot
Latitude: 49.392800N Longitude: 1.73056W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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TheCaptain couldn't find on 22nd Nov 2004 To the south of Moitiers d'Allonne is the community of La Haye D’Ectot, which supposedly has its own Allée Couverte, which is often confused with the above. Not marked on any maps I have, I called in at the village admin centre, at this time of day now closed. Outside this was the community map and footpath guide with places of interest marked on it, but I could find no reference to any megalithic monument.
Recorded in 1833 "Annuaire du Département de la Manche, Volume 5", as being the smallest and most ruinous of the seven "galeries couverte" monuments known in La Manche departement. It was to be found in the middle of a south sloping field, several hundred metres from the Barneville to Briquebec road, and near to an ancient spring, La Fontaine de la Taille. Oriented east to west, 35 feet long and three feet wide with 5 cover slabs, the western end was closed by a large slab.
Not marked on any maps I have, I called in at the village admin centre, at that time of day closed. Outside this was the community map and footpath guide with places of interest marked on it, but I could find no reference to any megalithic monument.
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