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<< Text Pages >> La Garenne Tumulus - Chambered Cairn in France in Champagne:Marne (51)

Submitted by AlexHunger on Tuesday, 17 May 2005  Page Views: 3686

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: La Garenne Tumulus Alternative Name: Theodoric 1st Tomb
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 25.727 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Champagne:Marne (51) Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Châlons-En-Champagne  Nearest Village: Poix
Latitude: 48.955810N  Longitude: 4.619680E
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.
no data 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
3
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The Tumulus or tomb apparantly belongs to the Wisigoth King Théodoric 1st from 451 CE. Theodoric was killed in a batlle against Atila the Hun in this area while fiting on the side of the Romans under Atius.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Position of site unknown, co-ordinates given for nearest village. Lieu-dit La Garenne, just south of the village.
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