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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Chambre mégalithique de Lacourarie Alternative Name: Chambre funéraire de La CourarieCountry: France Département: Aquitaine:Dordogne (24) Type: Portal Tomb
Nearest Town: Nontron Nearest Village: St Barthélemy de Bussière
Latitude: 45.647700N Longitude: 0.743610E
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 |
0 | No data. |
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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Portal Tomb in Aquitaine:Dordogne (24)
Au pied d'une colline couverte de bois et en roche cristalline se trouve un portail de granite, suivi de murets délimitant un couloir, bâti comme un trilithe de dolmen. La jonction avec la colline s'est effondrée et un bloc de rocher blanc a été placé, sans doute pour empêcher une exploration dangereuse dans un étroit couloir qui s'enfonce sous terre.
Pas de veine d'eau décelée mais 3 courants telluriques se croisent sous la "table", comme sous un menhir. L'un d'entre eux passe dans sa longueur. Les deux autres courants forment une croix de St André.
L'accès se fait sur un ancien chemin de terre séparant la colline de la prairie voisine. Il est utilisé pour les randonnées.
La structure monumentale est juste au bord du chemin, 120m à partir de la Route de l'Escapade, au hameau de Lacourarie.
L'aménagement de cette partie du territoire, en roche cristalline, n'a pratiquement pas bougé depuis sa colonisation par les peuplades néolithiques.
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