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Submitted by TheCaptain on Sunday, 19 December 2004  Page Views: 5917

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Liscuis 3 allée couverte
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Rostrenen  Nearest Village: Laniscat
Latitude: 48.220700N  Longitude: 3.1295W
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.
3 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.
3 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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bunnymadcaz visited on 6th Aug 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 One of three passage graves.

johnstone visited on 28th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4

TheCaptain visited on 26th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3 There are three allée couvertes here on the hilltop on the ridge overlooking the river Dourla, and beside the busy GR37 footpath. They are signposted from all around, and are several hundred metres walk uphill and along the ridge from a little car park. They are all suffering badly from neglect and vandalism, which is a great shame as I was reading a book from 25 years ago which says that they have only recently been discovered and are in a wonderful condition and almost complete. I guess it doesn't help that the rock is a very splitty dark grey slate type rock, which now it is exposed takes little to break it. While I was up there, many people walked past, many kicking the stones as they went, with children (and adults) jumping up and down on them. This seems to be a V shaped dolmen rather than a pure allée couverte with its chamber widening from less than a metre wide to greater than two metres wide for the main part. Approximately 12 metres long, it has three capstones in place, and faces approximately west at 210°. It is suffering very badly, not only from graffitti, but also official damage in the form of footpath sign paintings and markings. There is a separate cell at the back, with an entry doorstone, at an angle, making a triangular entrance.

Ogham jhice have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3.67 Access: 3.67

Liscuis 3 allée couverte
Liscuis 3 allée couverte submitted by greywether : Looking E. (Vote or comment on this photo)
There are three allée couvertes here on the hilltop on the ridge overlooking the river Dourla, and beside the busy GR37 footpath. They are signposted from all around, and are several hundred metres walk uphill and along the ridge from a litle car park.

They are all suffering badly from neglect and vandalism, which is a great shame as I was reading a book from 25 years ago which says that they have only recently been discovered and are in a wonderful condition and almost complete. I guess it doesnt help that the rock is a very splitty dark grey slate type rock, which now it is exposed takes little to break it.

Liscuis 3 seems to be a V shaped dolmen rather than a pure allée couverte with its chamber widening from less than a metre wide to greater than two metres wide for the main part.

Approximately 12 metres long, it has three capstones in place, and faces approximately west at 210°. It is suffering very badly, not only from graffitti, but also official damage in the form of footpath sign paintings and markings.

There is a seperate cell at the back, with an entry doorstone, at an angle, making a triangular entrance.

While I was up there, many people walked past, many kicking the stones as they went, with children (and adults) jumping up and down on them.

There was also an amusing moment as a group of 3 geordie girls in tight vests passed by, talking about things I am sure they wouldn't have had they known I was English. T*** oot for the lads!

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Liscuis 3 allée couverte
Liscuis 3 allée couverte submitted by bunnymadcaz : Photo taken in August 2010 Site in Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Liscuis 3 allée couverte
Liscuis 3 allée couverte submitted by johnstone : Close up of the "gap" in the tomb, June 28, 2005 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Liscuis 3 allée couverte
Liscuis 3 allée couverte submitted by jhice : Side view 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Liscuis 3 allée couverte
Liscuis 3 allée couverte submitted by Ogham : Site in Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) France View into the allée couverte. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Liscuis 3 allée couverte
Liscuis 3 allée couverte submitted by Ogham : Site in Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Liscuis 3 allée couverte
Liscuis 3 allée couverte submitted by Ogham : This site is now fenced off and a sign requesting people to respect the site.

Liscuis 3 allée couverte
Liscuis 3 allée couverte submitted by bunnymadcaz : Photo taken in August 2010 Site in Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) France

Liscuis 3 allée couverte
Liscuis 3 allée couverte submitted by greywether : End cell and triangular entrance.

Liscuis 3 allée couverte
Liscuis 3 allée couverte submitted by Ogham : Site in Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) France

Liscuis 3 allée couverte
Liscuis 3 allée couverte submitted by Ogham : Site in Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) France Allée couverte interior showing the stones.

Liscuis 3 allée couverte
Liscuis 3 allée couverte submitted by bunnymadcaz : Photo taken in August 2010 Site in Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) France

Liscuis 3 allée couverte
Liscuis 3 allée couverte submitted by johnstone : View with 2 of the 3 capstones, June 28, 2005

Liscuis 3 allée couverte
Liscuis 3 allée couverte submitted by johnstone : Information panel, June 28, 2005

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Re: Liscuis 3 allée couverte by jhice on Saturday, 13 April 2013
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Beware there is a confusion between Liscuis 2 and Liscuis 3 in the photos, but anyway, that's not so important.
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    Re: Liscuis 3 allée couverte by TheCaptain on Saturday, 13 April 2013
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    you are right. One of those things that I noticed some time ago, but never got round to sorting out!
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