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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dolmen des Granges (Ceaulmont) - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Centre:Indre (36)

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen des Granges (Ceaulmont) Alternative Name: La Pierre à la Marthe
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 6.136 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Centre:Indre (36) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: La Châtre  Nearest Village: Les Granges
Latitude: 46.531331N  Longitude: 1.543282E
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
3 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
0No data.
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
4

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bishop_pam visited on 17th Aug 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Small dramatic dolmen but very overgrown. The chunky capstone has fallen at one end but still maintains a strong presence. Some of the uprights have fallen, but the one at the end is very impressive.

johnstone visited on 6th Jul 1998 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4 Access: 4

Dolmen des Granges (Ceaulmont)
Dolmen des Granges (Ceaulmont) submitted by bishop_pam : after kicking away the undergrowth from this chunky menhir the side stones are now much clearer (Vote or comment on this photo)
Burial Chamber (Dolmen) to the west of Ceaulmont Les Granges

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Small dramatic dolmen but very overgrown. The chunky capstone has fallen at one end but still maintains a strong presence. Some of the uprights have fallen, but the one at the end is very impressive.
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Dolmen des Granges (Ceaulmont)
Dolmen des Granges (Ceaulmont) submitted by johnstone : Surrounded by bushes and overgrown on July 6, 1998 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen des Granges (Ceaulmont)
Dolmen des Granges (Ceaulmont) submitted by johnstone : Close up of the megalith when wilderness was all around, July 6, 1998 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen des Granges (Ceaulmont)
Dolmen des Granges (Ceaulmont) submitted by bishop_pam : we kicked away the undergrowth before taking this picture - next time we'll take a sickle! (Vote or comment on this photo)

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