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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: La Vacherie Dolmen Alternative Name: Dolmen dit la Pierre Couverte de la VacherieCountry: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Saumur Nearest Village: Distré
Latitude: 47.216800N Longitude: 0.1072W
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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Martin_L visited on 1st Jul 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Impressive dolmen with porticus. The chamber is halfways exposed and covered by a single capstone measuring approx. 4,3 by 3,2m. The porticus is collapsed (seen in the foreground). Due to its low position in the terrain, the dolmen usually takes a bath in winter time. Possibly this is the reason why the whole structure is somewhat tilted.
The site has a lovely ambience in summer, but due to the wet surroundings various blood sucking insects sometimes show up within in a very short period of time.
johnstone visited on 18th Jun 2007 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
TheCaptain visited on 16th Jul 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 This is a nice little site, and easy to find to the south of Distré, as it is signposted. The dolmenis in a little woodland clearing in a marshy area, which makes it nice and green and shady on this hot afternoon. The dolmen is what I am now taking to be a standard Angevine dolmen, with a 4m by 3m rectangular chamber, with a 2 metre long entranceway at the eastern end. The main chamber is capped by a single capstone which rests on two side slabs each side, one of which on the northern side has collapsed. The cover slab for the entranceway has unfortunately fallen. It's a shame, but as is often the case, the dolmen is used for beer drinking, smoking and fires, by I assume the local youths, and the pleasant green grassy area is littered with broken bottles and other rubbish.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.67 Ambience: 4 Access: 4
The dolmen is what I am now taking to be a standard Angevine dolmen, with a 4m by 3m rectangular chamber, with a 2 metre long entranceway at the eastern end. The main chamber is capped by a single capstone which rests on two side slabs each side, one of which on the northern side has collapsed. The cover slab for the entranceway has unfortunately fallen.
It's a shame, but as is often the case, the dolmen is used for beer drinking, smoking and fires, by I assume the local youths, and the pleasant green grassy area is littered with broken bottles and other rubbish.
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