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<< Our Photo Pages >> Krasnaya Polyana 6 - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Russia

Submitted by DrewParsons on Saturday, 14 May 2016  Page Views: 1300

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Krasnaya Polyana 6 Alternative Name: Красная Поляна 6
Country: Russia Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Sochi  Nearest Village: Krasnaya Polyana
Latitude: 43.698030N  Longitude: 40.184997E
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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
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Krasnaya Polyana 6
Krasnaya Polyana 6 submitted by DrewParsons : The collapsed dolmen seen from the front. May 2016 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Burial Chamber (Dolmen) in the Russian Caucasus Mountains

A partly ruined dolmen adjacent to Krasnaya Polyana 1 and Krasnaya Polyana 7 and near to several other dolmen located in the forest above Krasnaya Polyana in the Russian Caucasus Mountains.
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Krasnaya Polyana 6
Krasnaya Polyana 6 submitted by DrewParsons : Photographed during a visit to the beautiful Russian Caucasus mountains in May 2016 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Krasnaya Polyana 6
Krasnaya Polyana 6 submitted by DrewParsons : May 2016 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Krasnaya Polyana 6
Krasnaya Polyana 6 submitted by DrewParsons : Photographed in May 2016. A group of devotees here said that there may be 8 dolmens in the area. Six are recorded on Megalithic Portal to date. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 7m NNE 15° Krasnaya Polyana 1* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 10m N 7° Krasnaya Polyana 7* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 43m WNW 299° Krasnaya Polyana 2* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 66m WNW 296° Krasnaya Polyana 3* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 72m NNW 339° Krasnaya Polyana 4* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 184m NNW 329° Krasnaya Polyana 5* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 33.6km N 353° Guzeripl' Dolmen 1* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 38.4km WSW 248° Sochi Arboretum Dolmen* Modern Stone Circle etc
 39.0km WSW 252° Sochi History Museum* Museum
 39.1km WSW 252° Lazarevskiy Dolmen* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 42.1km WNW 286° Soloh-Aul Dolmen* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 42.3km W 269° Dolmen River West Dagomys* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 57.3km N 7° Ust'-Sakhray Dolmens* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 60.5km ESE 123° Dolmen Pskhu 3* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 61.1km SSE 168° Dolmen Pitsunda* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 61.3km SE 124° Dolmen Pskhu* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 63.3km WNW 287° Semi-monolithic dolmen 7 Chukhukt River* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 63.3km WNW 287° Semi-monolithic dolmen 6 Chukhukt River* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 63.3km WNW 287° Semi-monolithic dolmen 5 Chukhukt River* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 63.3km WNW 287° Semi-monolithic dolmen 4 Chukhukt River* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 63.4km WNW 287° Double chamber semi-monolithic dolmen 2-3 Chukhukt River* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 63.4km WNW 288° Katkova Schel 1 Dolmen Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 63.5km WNW 288° Katkova Schel 2 Dolmen Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 63.6km WNW 288° Katkova Schel 3 Dolmen Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 63.6km WNW 288° Chuhukt river Semi-solid dolmen 3* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
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