<< Our Photo Pages >> Oppagne Dolmen - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Belgium in Luxembourg
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Oppagne Dolmen Alternative Name: Wéris IICountry: Belgium Province: Luxembourg Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Barvaux Nearest Village: Oppagne
Latitude: 50.321650N Longitude: 5.513030E
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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CharcoalBurner89 visited on 6th Nov 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 The so-called “soul hole” is clearly visible and gives the place additional charisma. A wonderful place to stay (even in bad weather).
Jean visited on 1st Sep 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 A very beautiful dolmen on fantastic location, accompagnied by the 4 menhirs it's a great place to visit
johnstone visited on 28th Jun 1998 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
maByr visited - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5
ShamrockStone Alta-Falisa have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.25 Ambience: 4.75 Access: 4.25
The entrance slab is carved into inverted "U" shaped hole. The Dolmen featured an entrance corridor. The Dolmen dates to 2,870 BCE and Human remains were found during excavations.
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