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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pierre-Levée (Chiroux) - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Poitou:Vienne (86)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 3295

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pierre-Levée (Chiroux) Alternative Name: Chiroux dolmen, Dolmen de Chiroux dit La Pierre-Levée
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 5.879 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Poitou:Vienne (86) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Poitiers  Nearest Village: Plaisance
Latitude: 46.294900N  Longitude: 0.852800E
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.
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
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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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oldman visited on 12th Oct 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4

TheCaptain visited on 21st Jul 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Atop a little hill overlooking a pond can be found this fine dolmen, 150 metres from the road and signposted with a little parking area. It's chamber is a sort of Vee shape, about 5 metres long and up to 3 metres wide, with its entrance to the east, on a bearing of about 100°. The single large capstone sits about 1.5 metres high on top of two sideslabs each side, and with a single large backstone. There are many other boulders around on the ground nearby, probably natural rocks fallen from the hilltop.

johnstone visited on 12th Jul 1998 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 4 Access: 4

Pierre-Levée (Chiroux)
Pierre-Levée (Chiroux) submitted by theCaptain : Atop a little hill overlooking a pond can be found this fine dolmen, 150 metres from the road and signposted with a little parking area. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Atop a little hill overlooking a pond can be found this fine dolmen, 150 metres from the road and signposted with a little parking area. It's chamber is a sort of Vee shape, about 5 metres long and up to 3 metres wide, with its entrance to the east, on a bearing of about 100°.

The single large capstone sits about 1.5 metres high on top of two sideslabs each side, and with a single large backstone. There are many other boulders around on the ground nearby, probably natural rocks fallen from the hilltop.

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Pierre-Levée (Chiroux)
Pierre-Levée (Chiroux) submitted by theCaptain : The single large capstone sits about 1.5 metres high on top of two sideslabs each side, and with a single large backstone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierre-Levée (Chiroux)
Pierre-Levée (Chiroux) submitted by theCaptain : Atop a little hill overlooking a pond can be found this fine dolmen, 150 metres from the road and signposted with a little parking area. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierre-Levée (Chiroux)
Pierre-Levée (Chiroux) submitted by johnstone : Lovely view uphill, July 12, 1998 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierre-Levée (Chiroux)
Pierre-Levée (Chiroux) submitted by oldman : Site in Poitou:Vienne (86) France. View showing the tumulus. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierre-Levée (Chiroux)
Pierre-Levée (Chiroux) submitted by theCaptain : Atop a little hill overlooking a pond can be found this fine dolmen, 150 metres from the road and signposted with a little parking area. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierre-Levée (Chiroux)
Pierre-Levée (Chiroux) submitted by theCaptain

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