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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Grand Dolmen du FerrussacCountry: France Département: Languedoc:Hérault (34) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Lodève Nearest Village: La Vacquerie
Latitude: 43.790200N Longitude: 3.483800E
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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bishop_pam visited on 30th Aug 2018 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5
rrmoser visited on 9th Nov 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5
rrmoser visited on 9th Nov 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5
TheCaptain visited on 18th Sep 2005 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5 300 metres further along the road to the east from the Petit Dolmen, can be found the Grand Dolmen du Ferrussac. Which compared to the others I have seen around here is a bit of a monster. It is right beside the road, again with parking and sign.
On top of a natural mound, and within its tumulus of stones, the main chamber stones tower above everything. The tumulus is about 16 metres in diameter, and has an encircling ring of large slabs. In the centre is the main chamber, 4 metres long by 1.6 metres wide, and well over 2 metres high with a massive 4.5 metre long by 2.5 metre wide capstone on top. The entry passage is at least 5 metres long, less than a metre wide and a metre high, topped with four capstones, and is largely slab sided. Between the entry passage and the main chamber is a partitioning entry stone. The entrance faces southwest, at 235°.
It's not perfect, there has been a lot of restoration and concrete, including half of the western sideslab, but its a pretty impressive monument. There are supposedly a couple of fallen menhirs between 50 and 100 metres to the south of the dolmen, but this land is fenced off, and with some pretty mean looking horned cattle in there, so I wasn't going to look too hard.
johnstone visited on 12th Jul 2001 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.2 Ambience: 4 Access: 5
300 metres further along the road to the east from the Petit Dolmen, can be found the Grand Dolmen du Ferrussac. Which copmpared to the others I have seen around here is a bit of a monster. It is right beside the road, again with parking and sign.
On top of a natural mound, and within its tumulus of stones, the main chamber stones tower above everything. The tumulus is about 16 metres in diameter, and has an encircling ring of large slabs. In the centre is the main chamber, 4 metres long by 1.6 metres wide, and well over 2 metres high with a massive 4.5 metre long by 2.5 metre wide capstone on top.
The entry passage is at least 5 metres long, less than a metre wide and a metre high, topped with four capstones, and is largely slab sided. Between the entry passage and the main chamber is a partitioning entry stone. The entrance faces southwest, at 235°.
Its not perfect, there has been a lot of restoration and concrete, including half of the western sideslab, but its a pretty impressive monument.
There are supposedly a couple of fallen menhirs between 50 and 100 metres to the north of the dolmen, but this land was fenced off, and with some pretty mean looking horned cattle in there, so I wasnt going to look.
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