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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen dit le Chaval-del-Rey Alternative Name: Le Cheval du Roi, Lo Chaval del ReyCountry: France Département: Midi:Aveyron (12) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Villefranche-de-Rouergue Nearest Village: Lescure-Jaoul
Latitude: 44.217174N Longitude: 2.145365E
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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Lo Chaval del Rey (Le Cheval du Roi, The King's Horse) is a single remaining side stone of an allée couverte, ffound on a commanding viewpoint to the southeast of Fournols, in the community Lescure-Jaoul, Aveyron.
It is named after a local legend that says it is the grave of Vercingetorix.
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