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<< Our Photo Pages >> Roche Aux Loups - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Pays de la Loire:Loire-Atlantique

Submitted by AlexHunger on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 3583

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Roche Aux Loups Alternative Name: La Pierre aux Loups Dolmen
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 2.03 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Pays de la Loire:Loire-Atlantique Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Saint-Nazaire  Nearest Village: La Chapelle-des-Marais
Latitude: 47.456189N  Longitude: 2.216101W
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.
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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johnstone visited on 1st Jul 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4

TheCaptain visited on 9th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3 This dolmen is signposted from the main road, but when you get there down the farm track, its fenced off in a field with no access signs, but you get a good view across the field. It’s a simple dolmen with a capstone which looks to be precariously balanced on just two supports, although a view from further down the lane confirms there to be a third support stone.

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 3.5

Roche Aux Loups
Roche Aux Loups submitted by AlexHunger : Classic Dolmen, about 1.5 Meters tall with 4 Meters long capstone supported by 3 uprights in fields ouside La Chapelle-Des-Marais near Saint-Nazaire. Looks a bit like a turtle, to be honest. Private field, so no close access. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Classic Dolmen, about 1.5 metres tall with 4 metres long capstone supported by 3 uprights in fields.

NOTE: additional information from TheCaptain. This dolmen is signposted from the main road, but when you get there down the farm track, its fenced off in a field with no access signs, but you get a good view across the field. It’s a simple dolmen with a capstone which looks to be precariously balanced on just two supports, although a view from further down the lane confirms there to be a third support stone.
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Roche Aux Loups
Roche Aux Loups submitted by DrewParsons : The direction to this site is well signposted from the village of La Gravelais, although the signpost uses the dolmen's alternative name, "La Pierre aux Loups". Some 500 metres down an earth road from the village you see the dolmen 40 metres away in a field. The gate is fastened and there is a very old sign saying private property, access only with the owner's permission. This photo was taken i... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Roche Aux Loups
Roche Aux Loups submitted by Traumrealistin : Signposted as Dolmen de la Pierre aux Loups. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Roche Aux Loups
Roche Aux Loups submitted by TheCaptain : It’s a simple dolmen with a capstone which looks to be precariously balanced on just two supports, although a view from further down the lane confirms there to be a third support stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Roche Aux Loups
Roche Aux Loups submitted by TheCaptain (Vote or comment on this photo)

Roche Aux Loups
Roche Aux Loups submitted by johnstone : Close up of the inclining table, July 1, 2013

Roche Aux Loups
Roche Aux Loups submitted by johnstone : Two supports may have been sagged, July 1, 2013

Roche Aux Loups
Roche Aux Loups submitted by AlexHunger : A classic dolmen, about 1.5 metres tall with 4 metres long capstone supported by 3 uprights in La Chapelle-Des-Marais fields near Saint-Nazaire.

Roche Aux Loups
Roche Aux Loups submitted by AlexHunger : Classic Dolmen, about 1.5 Meters tall with 4 Meters long capstone supported by 3 uprights in La Chapelle-Des-Marais fields near Saint-Nazaire.

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Re: Roche Aux Loups by Traumrealistin on Sunday, 04 May 2014
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I have visited the side on May 2, 2014. The fence is open.
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