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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: La Pierre qui Tourne (Morancez) Alternative Name: Dolmen de MorancezCountry: France
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Département: Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Chartres Nearest Village: Morancez
Latitude: 48.398500N Longitude: 1.493500E
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 |
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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 |
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TheCaptain visited on 8th Aug 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 2 Access: 5 Not much more than a pile of stones, La Pierre qui Tourne, or Morancez dolmen can be found amongst the houses of Residence du Dolmen, just off the main D.935 road through the village, a bit to the north of the church. I suspect the locals think of it as a bit of a nuisance, getting in the way of the road and car parking.
It was obviously once very large, the capstone remains here on the ground at 7 metres long by 4 metres wide, with a few other bits of stone standing nearby.
While I was here, there were several young children playing on it, who were very inquisitive as to what I was doing there, and why I couldn't speak properly !
It was obviously once very large, the capstone remains here on the ground at 7 metres long by 4 metres wide, with a few other bits of stone standing nearby.
I suspect the locals think of it as a bit of a nuisance, getting in the way of the road and car parking.
While I was here, there were several young children playing on it, who were very inquisitive as to what I was doing there, and why I couldnt speak properly !
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