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Submitted by Aska on Sunday, 09 August 2015  Page Views: 863

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Kogawachi Alternative Name: 小川内
Country: Japan Region: Kyūshū Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Sasebo (Nagasaki pref.)  Nearest Village: Emikaechō-Midarebashi 江Ű
Latitude: 33.296330N  Longitude: 129.636550E
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.
 2 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.
 5 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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Burial Chamber (Dolmen) in Kyūshū

During the construction of a road in a residential town Kogawachi, 10 dolmens were excavated. Now 2 of them were moved and preserved in the ground (in the shrubbery on the left side of the school gate) of Emukae Junior High School (江迎中学校).Ask for permission to enther the school.
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