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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: A Fornela Dos Mouros Dolmen Alternative Name: Dolmen de AprazadoiroCountry: Spain Region: Galicia Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Prazadoiro Nearest Village: Vimianzo
Latitude: 43.167703N Longitude: 9.007217W
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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rrmoser visited on 25th Oct 2014 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Great location. Wonderful ambiance. Easy to find.
SolarMegalith visited on 26th Aug 2006 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3 The last signpost is very inaccurate, the dolmen is located on slope of the hill right from the footpath.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.5 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 3
Reaching this dolmen isn't a difficult task - in the village there are signs which will lead you almost directly to the tomb.
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