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<< Our Photo Pages >> Allée couverte de Mélus - Passage Grave in France in Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Sunday, 19 December 2004  Page Views: 3685

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Allée couverte de Mélus
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Paimpol  Nearest Village: Loguivy
Latitude: 48.815400N  Longitude: 3.0722W
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.
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 25th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Despite looking very difficult to get to on the maps, this allée couverte is actually very easy to find, as a new housing development has been made, with the roads through it signposted to the allée couverte, and then a little trackway made up to it. The monument is now contained within a little walled area in the fields, a couple of hundred metres from a parking area. It is about 14 metres long, with an orientation of 110°, with the entrance on the southern side, about two thirds the way along from the western end. The passageway is about 1.5 metres wide and less than a metre high, and still covered with nine capstones. Traces of a mound exist, particularly at the west end. It looks to me as though it has been messed about with substantially, and maybe rebuilt fairly recently, as lots of the stones have sharpish edges, and don't look weathered right. It is also suffering from being where it is, and it is now a bit of a childrens playground, with the rubbish and suchlike that that entails. Still, it is here with us today.

johnstone visited on 20th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 4

Allée couverte de Mélus
Allée couverte de Mélus submitted by TheCaptain : This lateral entry allée couverte is about 14 metres long, with the entrance on the southern (far) side, about two thirds the way along from the western end. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Despite looking very difficult to get to on my maps, this lateral entry allée couverte to the southwest of Loguivy is actually very easy to find, as a new housing developement has been made, with the roads through it signposted to the allée couverte, and then a little trackway made up to it.

The monument is now contained within a little walled area in some fields, a couple of hundred metres from a parking area.

It is about 14 metres long, with an orientation of 110°, with the entrance on the southern side, about two thirds the way along from the western end. The passageway is about 1.5 metres wide and less than a metre high, and still covered with nine capstones. Traces of a mound exist, particularly at the west end.

It looks to me as though it has been messed about with substantially, and maybe rebuilt fairly recently, as lots of the stones have sharpish edges, and dont look weathered right. It is also suffering from being where it is, and it is now a bit of a childrens playground, with the rubbish and suchlike that that entails. Still, it is here with us today.

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Allée couverte de Mélus
Allée couverte de Mélus submitted by johnstone : View at the side, and the point where 1 capstone is missing, June 20, 2005 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Allée couverte de Mélus
Allée couverte de Mélus submitted by TheCaptain : The passageway is about 1.5 metres wide and less than a metre high, and still covered with nine capstones. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Allée couverte de Mélus
Allée couverte de Mélus submitted by TheCaptain : The monument is now contained within a little walled area in some fields, a couple of hundred metres from a parking area. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Allée couverte de Mélus
Allée couverte de Mélus submitted by regina : Site in Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Allée couverte de Mélus
Allée couverte de Mélus submitted by regina

Allée couverte de Mélus
Allée couverte de Mélus submitted by regina

Allée couverte de Mélus
Allée couverte de Mélus submitted by karolus

Allée couverte de Mélus
Allée couverte de Mélus submitted by karolus

Allée couverte de Mélus
Allée couverte de Mélus submitted by karolus

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