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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen de la Devèze de Barsalès Alternative Name: Dolmen des MartresCountry: France Département: Midi:Tarn (81) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Albi Nearest Village: Penne
Latitude: 44.104570N Longitude: 1.708720E
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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LaDragonne visited - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Accessible en empruntant en voiture une piste forestière accidentée sur quelques centaines de mètres et en terminant par une courte marche à travers les fourrés.
More in French from LaDragonne:
Parmi la dizaine de dolmens actuellement recensés sur la commune de Penne, celui de la Devèze de Barsalès occupe une position exeptionnelle par son implantation en bordure des falaises calcaires qui dominent la rive droite de l'Aveyron.
Il s'agit d'un petit monument, initialement en pierres sèches, construit sur l'orifice d'une diaclase. La chambre s'ouvre au sud-est sur la façade d'un tumulus parementé et rectangulaire. Déstabilisée, elle est dépourvue de table mais possède encore les montants, le chevet et un seuil de pierres. Son entrée est précédée par un court dégagement axial, impliquant un accès horizontal.
Ce monument complète la carte de répartition des dolmens à structure d'accès au sud du Quercy. Il confirme les données architecturales d'un ensemble de mégalithes fouillés récemment dans les départements du Tarn et Garonne. CE monument a été entièrement reconstruit par les archéologues.
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