<< Our Photo Pages >> Dolmen du Griffier - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen du Griffier Alternative Name: Dolmen de Coulon, Pierre-Forte des GiraudieresCountry: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Thouars Nearest Village: Antoigné
Latitude: 47.095400N Longitude: 0.1412W
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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johnstone visited on 20th Jun 2007 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4
TheCaptain visited on 17th Jul 2005 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4 This dolmen can be found in a field beside the road running west from the village of Coulon, after about a kilometre. The remains are enclosed in a clump of bushes and a tree, about 20 metres from the road. The capstone has collapsed, leaving what at first look is not much more than a heap of stones. Closer inspection reveals it to be an Angevin dolmen, 5m by 2.5m, with an entrance porchway to the south. Unfortunately, the ploughs are getting too close, and are causing damage to the stones.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2 Ambience: 3 Access: 4
The capstone has collapsed, leaving what at first look is not much more than a heap of stones. Closer inspection reveals it to be an Angevin dolmen, 5m by 2.5m, with an entrance porchway to the south.
Unfortunately, the ploughs are getting too close, and are causing damage to the stones.
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