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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dolmen de Confolens - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Poitou:Charente (16)

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Wednesday, 11 May 2011  Page Views: 6438

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen de Confolens Alternative Name: Dolmen de Périssac, Tombeau de Mme Gontier
Country: France Département: Poitou:Charente (16) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Confolens  Nearest Village: Confolens
Latitude: 46.021316N  Longitude: 0.666752E
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 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.
5 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
5

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oldman visited on 1st Sep 2018 Zero ambiance here but we loved Confolens. Stayed here in both directions!

johnstone visited on 24th Jun 2014 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 2 Access: 5

Dolmen de Confolens
Dolmen de Confolens submitted by irundarra : Site in Confolens (Vote or comment on this photo)
A dolmen located in the cemetery in Confolens.

The most notable tomb in Confolens cemetery is that of Cécile Jeanne Marie CREVELIER, died April 29, 1884, wife of Jean Amédée Gontier, sub-prefect of Confolens. The tomb is composed of stones of the Dolmen of Périssac, d'Esse town, and a stone sarcophagus of Volvic, decorated with plant motifs and four fantastic animals.

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Dolmen de Confolens
Dolmen de Confolens submitted by irundarra : Site in Confolens (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen de Confolens
Dolmen de Confolens submitted by irundarra (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen de Confolens
Dolmen de Confolens submitted by johnstone : The tomb upon the tomb, June 24, 2014 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen de Confolens
Dolmen de Confolens submitted by alchemille : Dolmen de Confolens, in the cemetery of Confolens, site in Poitou-Charente. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen de Confolens
Dolmen de Confolens submitted by holger_rix : Site in Poitou:Charente (16) France (2 comments)

Dolmen de Confolens
Dolmen de Confolens submitted by johnstone : View from the short side, June 24, 2014

Dolmen de Confolens
Dolmen de Confolens submitted by holger_rix : Site in Poitou:Charente (16) France

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