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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pierres Closes de Charas 2Country: France Département: Poitou:Charente-Maritime (17) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Rochefort Nearest Village: St-Laurent-de-la-Pré
Latitude: 45.990700N Longitude: 1.0002W
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| 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 |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 3 | Ordinary |
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| 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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TheCaptain visited on 5th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 About three or four hundred metres away from the first Pierres Close, in the middle of a field planted with sweetcorn on a bearing of 295°, can be seen a second large stone. After walking most of the way round the field, I could gain access from the far side. It is another large rock with an oval chamber cut into it, but this time there is only half of the chamber and no capstone remaining.
Two good interesting finds to start the day, I have not seen any dolmens or whatever like this before.
About three or four hundred metres away from the more complete Pierre Closes 1, in the middle of a field planted with sweetcorn on a bearing of 295°, can be seen a second large stone. After walking most of the way round the field, I could gain access from the far side.
It is another large rock with an oval chamber cut into it, but this time there is only half of the chamber and no capstone remaining.
Two good interesting finds to start the day, I have not seen any dolmens or whatever like this before.
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