<< Our Photo Pages >> Dolmens de Bignon - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Aquitaine:Gironde (33)
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmens de Bignon Alternative Name: Bignon Allée couverte, Frontenac Allée couverteCountry: France Département: Aquitaine:Gironde (33) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Libourne Nearest Village: Frontenac
Latitude: 44.720678N Longitude: 0.156911W
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 |
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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 |
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TheCaptain saw from a distance on 9th Jan 2006 I knew things were going too well this morning. I found Frontenac, and from there I eventually found Bignon, but after much searching and some very difficult to understand directions from an old lady living near the farm (they are very big, and only 800 metres away) I could find no signs of the three dolmens here. Supposedly there is one large allée-couverte and two simple dolmens to be found, and I must have spent over an hour looking along all tracks and in all fields. Perhaps they are deep in some woods beside the stream.
I found Frontenac, and from there I eventually found Bignon, but after much searching and some very difficult to understand directions from an old lady living near the farm ("they are very big, and only 800 metres away") I could find no signs of the three dolmens here.
Supposedly there is one large allée-couverte and two simple dolmens to be found, and I must have spent over an hour looking along all tracks and in all fields. Perhaps they are deep in some woods beside the stream. Very frustrating. I knew things were going too well this morning.
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