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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dolmen de Crousette - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Auvergne:Cantal (15)

Submitted by thecaptain on Saturday, 22 November 2008  Page Views: 4302

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen de Crousette Alternative Name: Verdenat dolmen
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 0.593 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Auvergne:Cantal (15) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: St-Flour  Nearest Village: Roffiac
Latitude: 45.044700N  Longitude: 3.032500E
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.
3 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.
3 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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Dolmen de Crousette
Dolmen de Crousette submitted by ocdolmen : La Crousette (ie "the little cross") dolmen (Vote or comment on this photo)
On top of the plateau hilltop to the southwest of the village of Roffiac is found this small dolmen consisting of a capstone sitting on top of two side supports, which is still surrounded by much of its mound.

All around on this hilltop are the remains of iron age burial mounds and fortifications.
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Dolmen de Crousette
Dolmen de Crousette submitted by johnstone : In front of the leaning dolmen before restoration, July 17, 1999 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen de Crousette
Dolmen de Crousette submitted by johnstone : Side view, July 19, 1999 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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