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<< Text Pages >> Dolmen dit le Chaval-del-Rey - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Midi:Aveyron (12)

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen dit le Chaval-del-Rey Alternative Name: Le Cheval du Roi, Lo Chaval del Rey
Country: 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:
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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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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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