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Sacred Stones in Indian Civilization: with Special Reference to Megaliths

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<< Text Pages >> Hypogée de Bonnias - Passage Grave in France in Provence:Bouches-du-Rhône (13)

Submitted by thecaptain on Tuesday, 07 June 2005  Page Views: 3794

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Hypogée de Bonnias Alternative Name: Bounias Hypogee, Grotte de Bounias
Country: France Département: Provence:Bouches-du-Rhône (13) Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Arles  Nearest Village: Fontvieille
Latitude: 43.709200N  Longitude: 4.684600E
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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 couldn't find on 22nd Sep 2005 I could find no way to this hypogae, as everywhere has lots of big high security fences.

Hypogeum of the Arles Fontvielle group, southwest of the village of Fontvielle on the D17, to the south of the road in the land beyond a restaurant.

I could find no way to this 15 metre long hypogae, as everywhere around it has lots of big high security fences.

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Re: Grotte de Bounias by Anonymous on Monday, 18 June 2012
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