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Sacred Stones in Indian Civilization: with Special Reference to Megaliths

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Submitted by TheCaptain on Sunday, 10 September 2006  Page Views: 5280

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: L'Usteau du Loup Alternative Name: La Grotte aux Fées, La Cabane du Loup,
Country: France Département: Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63) Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Issoire  Nearest Village: St-Gervazy
Latitude: 45.410110N  Longitude: 3.207250E
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.
4 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
5

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TheCaptain visited on 27th Jul 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 To the south of St-Gervazy, near to the hamlet of Unsac, can be found the remains of this fine dolmen, perhaps the largest in the region, and which is signposted from nearby. On a little granite outcrop, near to the village sports ground, surrounded by high hills, it sits under an oak tree. The chamber is rectangular, 5 metres long by 3 metres wide, is constructed with three granite side slabs each side, and opens to the east. There is in place one very large backstone, along with one smaller one. Unfortunately there are no capstones in place, although one lays fallen behind the chamber with another one nearby. The dolmen would have been almost tall enough to stand up in, and is much larger than any other dolmens I have seen round here. This is a fine place for a wolf to live, and there are many legends and stories associated to the place. This is also a megalithic monument which has been used for thousands of years, and was used until recently as a sort of changing room for the village football team which plays on the nearby sports field !

johnstone visited on 15th Jul 1999 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4



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

L'Usteau du Loup
L'Usteau du Loup submitted by thecaptain : To the south of St-Gervazy, near to the hamlet of Unsac, can be found the remains of this fine dolmen, perhaps the largest in the region, and which is signposted from nearby. This is a fine place for a wolf to live, and there are many legends and stories associated to the place. (Vote or comment on this photo)
To the south of St-Gervazy, near to the hamlet of Unsac, can be found the remains of this fine dolmen, perhaps the largest in the region, and which is signposted from nearby.

On a little granite outcrop, near to the village sports ground, surrounded by high hills, it sits under an oak tree. The chamber is rectangular, 5 metres long by 3 metres wide, is constructed with three granite side slabs each side, and opens to the east.

There is in place one very large backstone, along with one smaller one. Unfortunately there are no capstones in place, although one lays fallen behind the chamber with another one nearby. The dolmen would have been almost tall enough to stand up in, and is much larger than any other dolmens I have seen round here.

This is a fine place for a wolf to live, and there are many legends and stories associated to the place.

This is also a megalithic monument which has been used for thousands of years, and was used until recently as a sort of changing room for the village football team which plays on the nearby sports field !

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L'Usteau du Loup
L'Usteau du Loup submitted by johnstone : In front of the megalith, or what's left of the entrance, July 15, 1999 (Vote or comment on this photo)

L'Usteau du Loup
L'Usteau du Loup submitted by alchemille : Dolmen d'Unsac, near St Gervazy, Puy-de-Dôme (Vote or comment on this photo)

L'Usteau du Loup
L'Usteau du Loup submitted by regina : Site in Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

L'Usteau du Loup
L'Usteau du Loup submitted by regina (Vote or comment on this photo)

L'Usteau du Loup
L'Usteau du Loup submitted by thecaptain : On a little granite outcrop, near to the village sports ground, surrounded by high hills, it sits under an oak tree. The chamber is rectangular, 5 metres long by 3 metres wide, is constructed with three granite side slabs each side, and opens to the east.

L'Usteau du Loup
L'Usteau du Loup submitted by thecaptain : On a little granite outcrop, near to the village sports ground, surrounded by high hills, it sits under an oak tree. This is a megalithic monument which has been used for thousands of years, and was used until recently as a sort of changing room for the village football team which plays on the nearby sports field !

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