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<< Our Photo Pages >> Toumbos dels Djayans - Barrow Cemetery in France in Aquitaine:Lot-et-Garonne (47)

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Toumbos dels Djayans Alternative Name: Necropole du Bosc, Les Tombeaux des Géants
Country: France Département: Aquitaine:Lot-et-Garonne (47) Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Villeneuve sur Lot  Nearest Village: Tournon d'Agenais
Latitude: 44.395000N  Longitude: 1.023000E
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
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2Not Good
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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
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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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Toumbos dels Djayans
Toumbos dels Djayans submitted by LaDragonne : Allée couverte N°2 Tournon d'Agenais Site in Aquitaine:Lot-et-Garonne (47) France (Vote or comment on this photo)
Les Toumbos dels Djayans (Necropole du Bosc) is to be found in a forest to the southeast of Tournon d'Agenais. Remains of three allée couvertes and two further tumulus can be found within the woodland, along with stone remains of possibly two further monuments. Much flint was found here.

This necropole has been recorded in the past by mistake as alignments in Masquières

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Ref : Alain Beyneix, Monuments Mégalithiques en Aquitaine, Alan Sutton 2009, page 78-80
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Toumbos dels Djayans
Toumbos dels Djayans submitted by LaDragonne : Vue aérienne Allée couverte N°3 Tournon d'Agenais Site in Aquitaine:Lot-et-Garonne (47) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Toumbos dels Djayans
Toumbos dels Djayans submitted by LaDragonne : Vue aérienne allée couverte N°2 et son tumulus Tournon d'Agenais Site in Aquitaine:Lot-et-Garonne (47) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Toumbos dels Djayans
Toumbos dels Djayans submitted by LaDragonne : Vue aérienne de l'Allée couverte N°1 Tournon d'Agenais Tumulus bien visible (1m haut) Site in Aquitaine:Lot-et-Garonne (47) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Toumbos dels Djayans by LaDragonne on Wednesday, 07 November 2018
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La position du pictogramme est environ 1km à l'est de la nécropole.
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Re: Toumbos dels Djayans by LaDragonne on Wednesday, 07 November 2018
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Allée N°1 : 44.39544 1.02252
Allée N°2 : 44.39536 1.02309
Allée N°3 : 44.39497 1.02369
Allée N°4 : 44.39459 1.02350
Allée N°5 : 44.39451 1.02362
Tumulus 1 : 44.39503 1.02349
Tombes mégalithiques 2 3 & 4 sur 15m de rayon: 44.39442 1.02380
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Re: Toumbos dels Djayans by LaDragonne on Tuesday, 15 August 2017
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44.395 N 1.02252 E au GPS pour la première allée
44.39497 N 1.02369 E pour la 3ème allée
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