<< Our Photo Pages >> Fontanaccia Dolmen - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Corsica:Corse-Sud (2A)
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Fontanaccia Dolmen Alternative Name: Funtanaccia Dolmen, Stazzona di u Diavulu (Devil's smithy)Country: France Département: Corsica:Corse-Sud (2A) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Sartène Nearest Village: Plateau de Cauria
Latitude: 41.529460N Longitude: 8.918170E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Well preserved dolmen, oriented E/W. Inner chamber measures 2.6 x 1.6 x 1.8m.
The Journal of Antiquities also includes an entry for the Dolmen of Fontanaccia, Plain of Cauria, Corsica, (France), which includes a photograph, directions for finding this site, background information and a list of reference source for more information. The Journal adds: "About ½ km to the northeast of the domen is ‘The Alignment de Stantari’, a group of fifteen menhir statues, while 1 km to the south of those another prehistoric site composed of forty-six standing stones known as ‘The Rinaghju Alignment’"
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316m ENE 72° Stantari Alignement* Stone Row / Alignment
406m SE 141° Renaju alignement* Stone Row / Alignment
631m ESE 116° Renaghju coffre Burial Chamber or Dolmen
2.9km NNE 28° Pastini stone circle Stone Circle
3.7km NNE 31° Cardiccia Dolmen Burial Chamber or Dolmen
4.0km WNW 298° Appazu menhirs* Stone Row / Alignment
4.0km NW 319° Palaggiu alignement* Stone Row / Alignment
4.1km WNW 298° Appazu Dolmen Burial Chamber or Dolmen
7.9km NNW 334° Vaccil-Vecchiu menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir)
8.6km NNW 338° Bizzicu Rossu dolmen Burial Chamber or Dolmen
9.4km NNW 339° Timozzolo menhirs Standing Stones
9.4km NNW 339° Cuntrasarda coffre Burial Chamber or Dolmen
9.4km N 350° Alo Bisuje* Stone Fort or Dun
9.4km NNW 338° Campu Fiorellu dolmen Burial Chamber or Dolmen
9.5km NNW 339° Zalavone menhirs Standing Stones
9.5km NNW 338° Speranzata dolmen Burial Chamber or Dolmen
9.6km NNW 340° A Piana menhirs Standing Stones
9.6km NNW 339° Pazzanile dolmen Burial Chamber or Dolmen
9.6km NNW 339° Campo-Fiorello menhirs Standing Stones
11.0km NNE 24° Palaghju coffre Burial Chamber or Dolmen
11.1km NNE 24° Arghjola dolmen Burial Chamber or Dolmen
11.2km NNE 25° Musée de Sartène* Museum
11.2km NNE 25° Curgia statue-menhir Sculptured Stone
11.3km NNE 24° Rizzanezze statue-menhir Sculptured Stone
11.3km NNE 24° Petra Pinzuta statue-menhir Sculptured Stone
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