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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: La Pierre Levée (Chapelle-Vendômoise)Country: France Département: Centre:Loire-et-Cher (41) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Blois Nearest Village: La Chapelle-Vendômoise
Latitude: 47.661030N Longitude: 1.257939E
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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TheCaptain visited on 9th Aug 2005 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Well, thank goodness I didn't totally give up earlier, and came to find this. What a nice find. This is signposted and in a nicely tended little area just south of the village of Chapelle-Vendômoise, just off the busy D.957 road to the northwest of the town of Blois. The road here is a very busy dual carriageway, but there is a little dolmen rest area, from where the dolmen itself is about a 100 metre walk, or alternatively you can drive almost right to it along a little side road.
This is a classic Angevin dolmen made using nice big limestone slabs, and is still almost complete. I do not know whether it has been restored or not, but I am tempted to think that it has. The main chamber is about 5 metres by 3 metres internal dimensions, and 1.3 metres high. Each side has two supports, and there is one large backstone, and it is topped with two large capstones. At the front end, facing to 085° is a classic Angevin porched entry with two stones at the front of the chamber, two entrance stones and a porch capstone, which is all very nicely proportioned. There is also a doorway blocking stone, which may once have had some sort of entry cutting.
There are two minor downsides to this place. Firstly the noise and traffic on the nearby road, and secondly the trees planted around it, making photographs difficult, although they provide some nice shade, and have no doubt protected the dolmen from the plough.
The main chamber is about 5 metres by 3 metres internal dimensions, and 1.3 metres high. Each side has two supports, and there is one large backstone, and it is topped with two large capstones. At the front end, facing to 085° is a classic Angevin porched entry with two stones at the front of the chamber, two entrance stones and a porch capstone, which is all very nicely proportioned. There is also a doorway blocking stone, which may once have had some sort of entry cutting.
Thank goodness I didn't totally give up my stonehunting earlier, and came to find this. What a nice find. This is signposted and in a nicely tended little area just south of the village of Chapelle-Vendômoise, just off the busy D.957 road to the northwest of the town of Blois. The road here is a very busy dual carriageway, but there is a little dolmen rest area, from where the dolmen itself is about a 100 metre walk, or alternatively you can drive almost right to it along a little side road.
There are two minor downsides to this place. Firstly the noise and traffic on the nearby road, and secondly the trees planted around it, making photographs difficult, although they provide some nice shade, and have no doubt protected the dolmen from the plough.
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