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<< Our Photo Pages >> Roquefort Allée couverte - Passage Grave in France in Aquitaine:Gironde (33)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 11 January 2006  Page Views: 5842

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Roquefort Allée couverte
Country: France Département: Aquitaine:Gironde (33) Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Libourne  Nearest Village: Lugasson
Latitude: 44.751100N  Longitude: 0.1708W
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.
1 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 8th Sep 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5

TheCaptain visited on 3rd Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 1 This is a fantastic find, in the grounds of Roquefort Chateau, which is a very private area. I asked at the village about the allée-couverte, and got directed to the Chateau, which is still a very busy wine producer, so I went and asked there. I got taken by the owner to see the monument, and he also found and let me photocopy some documents and details they had about it. Its a very big allée-couverte, especially for round here, still contained mostly within its long mound, but in a fairly ruinous condition. As with many of these monuments, the mound has got many big trees growing on it, with their roots digging in to the remains, and unfortunately several of these trees were blown down in the big storm of 19XX, substantially damaging the once fine chamber. It is 18 metres in length, with 22 support stones, with an east west orientation at 104°. Only 4 capstones now remain in place, and the end stone has cupules carved into it. Excavations were carried out in 1922 and again in 1977.



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

Roquefort Allée couverte
Roquefort Allée couverte submitted by thecaptain : Roquefort allée couverte is a very big allée-couverte, for round here, still contained mostly within its long mound, but in a fairly ruinous condition. Many big trees are growing on it, with their roots digging in to the remains. Unfortunately several of these trees were blown down in the big storm of 19XX, substantially damaging the once fine chamber, which is 18 metres in length, with 22 s... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Roquefort allée couverte can be found in the grounds of Roquefort Chateau near to the village of Lugasson in Gironde, which is a very private area. Do not attempt to visit without getting permission first.

This was a fantastic find, I asked at the village about the allée-couverte, and got directed to the Chateau, which is still a very busy wine producer, so I went and asked there. I got taken by the owner to see the monument, and he also found and let me photocopy some documents and details they had about it.

Its a very big allée-couverte, especially for round here, still contained mostly within its long mound, but in a fairly ruinous condition. As with many of these monuments, the mound has got many big trees growing on it, with their roots digging in to the remains, and unfortunately several of these trees were blown down in the big storm of 19XX, substantially damaging the once fine chamber.

It is 18 metres in length, with 22 support stones, with an east west orientation at 104°. Only 4 capstones now remain in place, and the end stone has cupules carved into it.

Excavations were carried out in 1922 and again in 1977.

These megalithic remains are on very private land and I was privileged to be shown around them. A visit should not be attempted without permission.


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Roquefort Allée couverte
Roquefort Allée couverte submitted by thecaptain : Roquefort allée couverte can be found in the grounds of Roquefort Chateau near to the village of Lugasson in Gironde. Its a very big allée-couverte, especially for round here, still contained mostly within its long mound, but in a fairly ruinous condition. As with many of these monuments, the mound has got many big trees growing on it, with their roots digging in to the remains, and unfortun... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Roquefort Allée couverte
Roquefort Allée couverte submitted by johnstone : More green than stone, Sep.8, 2015 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Roquefort Allée couverte
Roquefort Allée couverte submitted by johnstone : Detail of the chamber, Sep. 8, 2015 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Roquefort Allée couverte
Roquefort Allée couverte submitted by johnstone : Everything overgrown nowadays, Sep 8, 2015 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Roquefort Allée couverte
Roquefort Allée couverte submitted by thecaptain : Roquefort allée couverte can be found in the grounds of Roquefort Chateau near to the village of Lugasson in Gironde, which is a very private place. Do not attempt to visit without getting permission first. The end stone has several cupules carved into it.

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