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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen d'Ayrens Alternative Name: Dolmen du Ruisseau de la Vaurette, Dolmen Le Colin, le dolmen du Champ de BatailleCountry: France
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Département: Auvergne:Cantal (15) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Aurillac Nearest Village: Ayrens
Latitude: 44.965500N Longitude: 2.318400E
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 |
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alchemille visited on 26th Oct 2013 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 5 The remains of the Dolmen d'Ayrens are visible from the road leading to Ayrens from St Paul de Landes, in the department of Cantal, 15, in the region of Auvergne.
The dolmen is found along the D53 approximately a kilometre away before the junction with the D59. It is also called the Dolmen du Ruisseau de la Vaurette, because of the brook which runs a few metres from the site, it is also called Le Colin because of a hamlet perched on the hill near the site, and it also has a third name: le dolmen du Champ de bataille. It is believed that a farmer used the capstone sometime last century; two parallel standing stones are all that is left.
alchemille visited on 26th Oct 2013 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 5 The remains of the Dolmen d'Ayrens are visible from the road leading to Ayrens from St Paul de Landes, in the department of Cantal, 15, in the region of Auvergne.
The dolmen is found along the D53 approximately a kilometre away before the junction with the D59. It is also called the Dolmen du Ruisseau de la Vaurette, because of the brook which runs a few metres from the site, it is also called Le Colin because of a hamlet perched on the hill near the site, and it also has a third name: le dolmen du Champ de bataille. It is believed that a farmer used the capstone sometime last century; two parallel standing stones are all that is left.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2 Ambience: 4 Access: 5
from alchemille:
The remains of the Dolmen d'Ayrens are visible from the road leading to Ayrens from St Paul de Landes, in the department of Cantal, 15, in the region of Auvergne. The dolmen is found along the D53 approximately a kilometre away before the junction with the D59. It is also called the Dolmen du Ruisseau de la Vaurette, because of the brook which runs a few metres from the site, it is also called Le Colin because of a hamlet perched on the hill near the site, and it also has a third name: le dolmen du Champ de bataille. It is believed that a farmer used the capstone sometime last century; two parallel standing stones are all that is left.
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