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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dolmen de la Cau. - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Midi:Aveyron (12)

Submitted by davidmorgan on Wednesday, 11 February 2015  Page Views: 1101

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen de la Cau.
Country: France Département: Midi:Aveyron (12) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Rodez  Nearest Village: Balsac
Latitude: 44.406420N  Longitude: 2.475404E
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.
2 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
5

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Dolmen de la Cau.
Dolmen de la Cau. submitted by johnstone : With the poppies in bloom, June 22, 2019 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Dolmen in Midi:Aveyron (12)

A dolmen of the simple type with 3 capstones or 1 capstone broken in 3 parts.

A long rectangular dolmen restored in 2003.
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Dolmen de la Cau.
Dolmen de la Cau. submitted by johnstone : Not very well restored, and not looked after, June 22, 2019 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen de la Cau.
Dolmen de la Cau. submitted by johnstone : View at the long side, June 22, 2019 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen de la Cau.
Dolmen de la Cau. submitted by johnstone : Close up of the capstone, June 22, 2019 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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191. Flight Rodez - Stansted. 15-Aug-19. Ref-D158-Pf191
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Re: Dolmen de la Cau by regina on Sunday, 01 October 2017
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Hello, the pictures of this page are not from Dolmen de la Cau, but from Dolmen de la Caucalière (Gard 30). Can you remove them.
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