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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dolmens de Bignon - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Aquitaine:Gironde (33)

Submitted by thecaptain on Sunday, 08 January 2006  Page Views: 5162

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmens de Bignon Alternative Name: Bignon Allée couverte, Frontenac Allée couverte
Country: France Département: Aquitaine:Gironde (33) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Libourne  Nearest Village: Frontenac
Latitude: 44.720678N  Longitude: 0.156911W
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
no data Ambience:
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3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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
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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
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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.

Dolmens de Bignon
Dolmens de Bignon submitted by thecaptain : 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 here. The best I found is this pile of stones in the middle of a field - could it be one of the small dolmens under there ? (Vote or comment on this photo)
Bignon necropolis consists of one large allée-couverte and two simple dolmens, at the hamlet of Bignon, near to the village of Frontenac in Girond.

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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