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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pouey-Mayou Alternative Name: Dolmen de Pouey-Majou
Country: France Département: Midi:Hautes-Pyrénées (65) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Lourdes Nearest Village: Barlest
Latitude: 43.156100N Longitude: 0.0662W
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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
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-1	Completely destroyed

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3	Ordinary
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1	Awful
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3 Access:

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
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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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TheCaptain visited on 6th Sep 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3 To the southwest of the town of Tarbes, and the village of Osson, take the unmarked road to the south. Partway along this road is a parking area, picnic site and a map of footpath circuits in the area. However, continue further until the road runs out and turns into a dirt track. From here, the Pouey-Majou dolmen should now be signposted on yellow footpath signs, but basically turn left, then left again and walk up to the top of the hill, about a kilometre from where I was able to park. The dolmen is to be found in a large mound, one of many large mounds along this hilltop ridge, but the only one easily and relatively readily accessible without doing a whole days walk to Bartres. The top of the mound has been dug into to reveal a large stone lined chamber about 7 metres long by 3 metres wide, with a single capstone still in place at the eastern end. It is all very overgrown and difficult to see clearly, let alone get good photos of. It doesn't help that its been raining heavily for 24 hours, and everything is soaking wet. The mound is probably 40 metres in diameter, and up to 4 or 5 metres high. The level of the top of the remaining capstone is at least 2 metres below the level of the mound here.

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**Pouey-Mayou** submitted by TheCaptain : Crikey! this is something quite major. (Vote or comment on this photo)

The substantial remains of this burial chamber is to be found in it's massive tumulus, 45 metres in diameter and 4 metres high, one of many large mounds along this hilltop ridge, but the only one easily and relatively readily accessible without doing a whole days walk from Bartres to Osson.

The top of the mound has been dug into revealing a large stone lined chamber about 7 metres long by 3 metres wide, with a single capstone still in place at the eastern end. It is all very overgrown and difficult to see clearly, let alone get good photos of.

It didnt' help that it had been raining heavily for 24 hours before I visited, and everything was soaking wet. The mound is probably 40 metres in diameter, and up to 4 or 5 metres high. The level of the top of the remaining capstoneis at least 2 metres below the level of the mound here.

To find this, head to the southwest of the town of Tarbes, to the village of Osson, then take the unmarked road to the south. Partway along this road is a parking area, picnic site and a map of footpath circuits in the area. However, continue further until the road runs out and turns into a dirt track. From here, the Pouey-Majou dolmen should now be signposted on yellow footpath signs, but basically turn left, then left again and walk up to the top of the hill, about a kilometre from where I was able to park.
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