<< Our Photo Pages >> Farges Dolmen - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63)
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Farges Dolmen Alternative Name: Dolmen de MontoryCountry: France
NOTE: This site is 3.023 km away from the location you searched for.
Département: Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Ussel Nearest Village: St-Germain-Près-Herment
Latitude: 45.732248N Longitude: 2.544393E
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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TheCaptain visited on 23rd Jul 2005 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Take the little country road southwest from Herment, and after a while the dolmen will be signposted. Its in the middle of a field above the hamlet of Farges and easy to see in the field. Unfortunately it’s a complete wreck, having had trees growing in and around it, and probably its share of hits by the plough. The capstone sits at a steep angle on one high side stone and the ground at the other side. Two other support stones remain standing, plus lots of other broken bits of stone.
There is a superb view of the Sancy mountain range from here. There are many legends and stories of fairies, giants and monsters attached to this dolmen.
To find it, take the little country road southwest from Herment, and after a while the dolmen will be signposted. Its high up in the middle of a field above the hamlet of Farges and easy to see from the road.
There is a superb view of the Sancy mountain range from here. There are many legends and stories of fairies, giants and monsters attached to this dolmen.
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