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Submitted by Rubis on Tuesday, 25 May 2010 Page Views: 2908

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen de Messé Alternative Name: La Pierre Folle (Messé)
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 6.359 km away from the location you searched for.
Département: Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Lezay Nearest Village: Messé
Latitude: 46.252180N Longitude: 0.112530E
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

Destroyed Ambience:

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4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

no data Access:

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
0	no data

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**Dolmen de Messé** submitted by Rubis : The dolmen has been excavated in 1802. It made part of the set with the dolmen de la Pierre levée of Lezay, the round tumulus of Russel, the two tumuli of Sainte Soline and the big dolmen de la Pierre Pèse of Limalonges. This dolmen has been moved or destroyed by the owner of the field before 1984 (when the two tumuis of Sainte Soline were excavated) to gain some few extra meters for h... (Vote or comment on this photo)

This dolmen has been moved or destroyed by the owner of the field before 1984 (when the two tumuis of Sainte Soline were excavated) to gain some few extra meters for his cultures. The dolmen had been excavated in 1802.

This dolmen could be found between Vanzay and Messé, on the road D114. Coming from Vanzay towards Messé, it was on the right of the road.

It made part of the set with the dolmen de la Pierre levée of Lezay, the round tumulus of Russel, the two tumuli of Sainte Soline and the big dolmen de la Pierre Pèse of Limalonges.

When i tried to search for it with an old map, I could see a very big stone (however not enough big to be a capstone) in a field. I thought it was one of the support stones and that it now serves as a boundary stone. I didn't have the reaction to take a photo.

Happily, in the past, some people had the good idea to take pictures to make postcards!
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