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<< Other Photo Pages >> La Gare tumulus - Chambered Tomb in France in Midi:Hautes-Pyrénées (65)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Thursday, 10 February 2005  Page Views: 3635

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: La Gare tumulus
Country: France Département: Midi:Hautes-Pyrénées (65) Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Lannemezan  Nearest Village: Avezac-Prat-Lahitte
Latitude: 43.080500N  Longitude: 0.360700E
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
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
0No data.
no data 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
3
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In 1859, there were 60 tumuli recorded in this vicinity, but in 1994 this number had dropped to only 19.
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Re: La Gare tumulus by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 21 July 2010
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one of the many tumuli seen here on streetview

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