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<< Our Photo Pages >> Moulin du Motte - Chambered Cairn in France in Pays de la Loire:Loire-Atlantique

Submitted by thecaptain on Friday, 25 November 2005  Page Views: 3458

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Moulin du Motte Alternative Name: Tumulus du Moulin du Motte, Tumulus de la Motte
Country: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Loire-Atlantique Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Pornic  Nearest Village: Pornic
Latitude: 47.116000N  Longitude: 2.114W
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.
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.
2 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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TheCaptain visited on 14th May 2005 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Nearby to the east of the tumulus des Mousseaux are the remains of two more burial mounds of which remains can be seen in various gardens in the vicinity. The large tumulus du Moulin du Motte is these days hardly visible behind a large garden wall and some new holiday homes but a bit further to the west down the lane some large stones can be clearly seen in a garden. These are the remains of the Trois Squelettes tombs three chambers which were once covered by a single large mound.

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Moulin du Motte
Moulin du Motte submitted by dt44 : Moulin du Motte nearby les Mousseaux Le burial chamber is in a private garden. (Vote or comment on this photo)
In Pornic, to the east of the tumulus des Mousseaux are the remains of two more burial mounds of which remains can be seen in various gardens in the vicinity.

The large tumulus du Moulin du Motte is these days hardly visible behind a large garden wall and some new holiday homes.
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 46m E 97° Trois Squelettes* Chambered Cairn
 78m SW 235° Tumulus Des Mousseaux* Chambered Cairn
 3.0km ESE 121° Joselière Dolmen* Chambered Cairn
 4.1km ESE 119° Prédaire Dolmen* Chambered Cairn
 4.6km ESE 117° Dolmen de Monval* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 5.4km ESE 114° Menhir de la Boutinardière* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 5.6km NNW 346° Menhir de La Souchais* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 7.0km WNW 290° Menhir de la Piraudière* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 7.5km ENE 59° Dolmen de La Boissonnière Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 7.5km ESE 114° Menhir du Poteau* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 8.4km NNW 335° Allée Couverte du Corps de Garde Passage Grave
 8.7km NNW 339° Dolmens du Carreau Vert Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 9.3km NNW 346° Menhir du Boivre* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 9.6km NNW 342° Menhir dit la Pierre Attelée* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 9.8km NE 46° La Pierre Le Matz* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 9.9km NE 43° Chevanou Menhir* Standing Stones
 10.1km NNW 345° Pierre de Couche* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 10.1km NE 44° Platennes Menhirs* Stone Row / Alignment
 10.3km N 4° Le Riverais 1* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 10.3km N 5° Le Riverais 2* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 10.3km NNW 344° Les Pierres Couchées* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 10.4km NNW 340° Rocher Flamand Dolmen* Passage Grave
 10.6km NE 40° Le Rocher (Le Chatelier) Rock Art
 11.7km NE 42° Menhir de Biais Standing Stone (Menhir)
 11.8km NNW 348° Pont Gaulois* Ancient Trackway
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