<< Our Photo Pages >> Dolmen de Savatole 2 - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85)
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen de Savatole 2Country: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Les Sables-d'Olonne Nearest Village: Le Bernard
Latitude: 46.443515N Longitude: 1.465034W
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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johnstone visited on 9th Sep 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5
TheCaptain visited on 5th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Like dolmen number 3, this dolmen was excavated in 1906 and has been restored. It is a simple dolmen with a 2.5 by 2.5 metre chamber with a single capstone, these days supported on 3 side stones with remains of a couple more.
Strange thing here is the carved floorstone, which has been cut down to make a flat floor, a bit like the Pierres Closes. I had seen this effect at a couple of dolmens in the Cognac region, but assumed then that it was a modern stabilisation effort.
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 5
It is a simple dolmen with a 2.5 by 2.5 metre chamber with a single capstone, these days supported on 3 side stones with remains of a couple more.
A strange thing here is the carved floorstone, which has been cut down to make a flat floor, a bit like the Pierres Closes to the south of here near Rochefort. I had seen this effect at a couple of dolmens in the Cognac region, but assumed then that it was a modern stabilisation effort. However, it appears quite common round these parts.
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