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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pierre Levée du Grand Gât - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 3622

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pierre Levée du Grand Gât
Country: France Département: Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Thouars  Nearest Village: Moutiers-Sous-Argenton
Latitude: 46.943100N  Longitude: 0.3918W
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.
4 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
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johnstone visited on 5th Jun 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4

TheCaptain visited on 19th Jul 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 A couple of kilometres south of the village of Moutiers-Sous-Argenton, on the little lane to nowhere really, and there is a sign to dolmen, 250m. I walked at least a kilometre along the main track without finding it ! The trick is to not stay on the main track, but to keep straight on always, and yes, the dolmen is there about 250 metres from the road to the left of the track. This appears to be a dolmen with entrance corridor, but I cannot be certain. The main chamberis about 3m by 2m and has a couple of sidestones and a capstone, though the backstone is missing. At the southeast end is a closing stone and an entrance passage of some sort, though this is mostly fallen, and I cannot be sure of the arrangement. This was a nice little country walk, and I got a very close view of a heron circling around and fishing.



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3 Access: 4

Pierre Levée du Grand Gât
Pierre Levée du Grand Gât submitted by TheCaptain : Site in Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) France The main chamber is about 3m by 2m and has a couple of sidestones and a capstone, though the backstone is missing. At the southeast end is a closing stone and an entrance passage of some sort, though this is mostly fallen, and I cannot be sure of the arrangement. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This appears to be a dolmen with entrance corridor, but I cannot be certain. The main chamber is about 3m by 2m and has a couple of sidestones and a capstone, though the backstone is missing. At the southeast end is a closing stone and an entrance passage of some sort, though this is mostly fallen, and I cannot be sure of the arrangement.

A couple of kilometres south of the village of Moutiers-Sous-Argenton, on the little lane to nowhere really, and there is a sign to dolmen, 250m. I walked at least a kilometre along the main track without finding it ! The trick is to not stay on the main track, but to keep straight on always, and yes, the dolmen is there about 250 metres from the road to the left of the track.

This was a nice little country walk, and I got a very close view of a heron circling around and fishing.

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Pierre Levée du Grand Gât
Pierre Levée du Grand Gât submitted by TheCaptain : Site in Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) France The main chamber is about 3m by 2m and has a couple of sidestones and a capstone, though the backstone is missing. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierre Levée du Grand Gât
Pierre Levée du Grand Gât submitted by TheCaptain : This appears to be a dolmen with entrance corridor, but I cannot be certain. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierre Levée du Grand Gât
Pierre Levée du Grand Gât submitted by TheCaptain : Site in Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) France A couple of kilometres south of the village of Moutiers-Sous-Argenton, on the little lane to nowhere, and there is a dolmen. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierre Levée du Grand Gât
Pierre Levée du Grand Gât submitted by johnstone : The side with the solid support, June 5, 2014 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierre Levée du Grand Gât
Pierre Levée du Grand Gât submitted by johnstone : Look into the chamber, is this the front? June 5, 2014

Pierre Levée du Grand Gât
Pierre Levée du Grand Gât submitted by johnstone : The ruined dolmen on June 5, 2014

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