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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dolmen dit la Pierre Fouquerée - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Poitou:Charente-Maritime (17)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 3908

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen dit la Pierre Fouquerée Alternative Name: Pierre Foucrée
Country: France Département: Poitou:Charente-Maritime (17) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Rochefort  Nearest Village: Ardillières
Latitude: 46.049800N  Longitude: 0.8888W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
3 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
5

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johnstone visited on 12th Jun 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3

TheCaptain visited on 5th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3 This dolmen is not so easy to find as its neighbour, La Pierre Levée, but is in the middle of a field of maize to the west of the farm of Bois des Mottes near the village of Ardillières. The 3 metre by 2 metre limestone capstone sits at an angle on top of one full support stone, and several other broken stones. The chamber is very neatly rectangular, about 3 m by 2 m, and the builders of this one did a very fine job of squaring and lining up the stones. It has recently had weedkiller applied around the stones, which reside in a little unploughed area, and is obviously relatively well looked after.



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3 Access: 3

Dolmen dit la Pierre Fouquerée
Dolmen dit la Pierre Fouquerée submitted by thecaptain : This dolmen is not so easy to find as its neighbour, La Pierre Levée, but is in the middle of a field of maize to the west of the farm of Bois des Mottes near the village of Ardillières. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This dolmen is not so easy to find as its neighbour, La Pierre Levée, but is in the middle of a field of maize to the west of the farm of Bois des Mottes near the village of Ardillières in Charente-Maritime

The 3 metre by 2 metre limestone capstone sits at an angle on top of one full support stone, and several other broken stones. The chamber is very neatly rectangular, about 3 m by 2 m, and the builders of this one did a very fine job of squaring and lining up the stones.

When I was here, it had recently had weedkiller applied around the stones, which reside in a little unploughed area, and is obviously relatively well looked after.

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Dolmen dit la Pierre Fouquerée
Dolmen dit la Pierre Fouquerée submitted by thecaptain : The limestone capstone sits at an angle on top of one full support stone, and several other broken stones. The chamber is very neatly rectangular, and the builders of this one did a very fine job of squaring and lining up the stones. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen dit la Pierre Fouquerée
Dolmen dit la Pierre Fouquerée submitted by johnstone : A good view at the sloping capstone, June 12, 2014 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen dit la Pierre Fouquerée
Dolmen dit la Pierre Fouquerée submitted by johnstone : Look into the chamber on June 12, 2014 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen dit la Pierre Fouquerée
Dolmen dit la Pierre Fouquerée submitted by johnstone : The capstone, cups or erosion? June 12, 2014 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen dit la Pierre Fouquerée
Dolmen dit la Pierre Fouquerée submitted by Rubis : "Foucrée" or "Fouquerée" means "fallen" in old French. Site in Poitou:Charente-Maritime (17) France

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