Megalithic Portal: Latest from Poitou:Deux-S�vres (79), France

Tumulus du Montiou

Sun, 28 Aug 2011 02:25:01 GMT

]]>. Discovered only in the 19th century, this tumulus had been used as a stone quarry up until the 1920's. Between 1975 and 1981 excavations were carried out, which allowed identification as a middle neolithic age site, being started between 4600BC to 3500BC, with continual use up to the iron age, around 1100BC.

Russel 2

Fri, 06 May 2011 16:10:08 GMT

. burial chamber in Poitou-Charentes:Deux-Sevres

Les Lisieres A

Fri, 06 May 2011 16:10:08 GMT

. burial chamber in Poitou-Charentes:Deux-Sevres

Les Vinettes

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:22:25 GMT

. In the book I have about Bougon, there is a map showing a dolmen and tumulus at Les Vinettes.

Roche d'Avon

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:21:55 GMT

. In the book I have about Bougon, there is a map showing a dolmen at Roche D'Avon.

Les Doignons

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:21:26 GMT

. In the book I have about Bougon, there is a map showing a dolmen and tumulus at Les Doignons.

Bougon Tumulus

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:14:01 GMT

]]>The Megalithic Portal now contains recently added pictures and details for all of the various tumuli here at the Bougon necropolis.. A magnificent site not far from the town of St-Maixent-l'Ecole, and signposted for miles around. It was about �4 to get in (2005), and this includes everything. I spent more than three hours here, and went back the next day for more, as it had shut before I had finished seeing everything I wanted to, so it was good value.

La Roche Branlante de la Morli�re

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:29:03 GMT

]]>. This stone can be found in the hamlet La Chapelle Seguin, in the village of L'Absie. La Chapelle Seguin was an independant village before being integrated into L'Absie.

Bougon Tumulus F

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:59:39 GMT

]]>. Bougon Tumulus F is a wonderfully reconstructed three stage construction, the oldest and most grand within the Bogon necropolis. It consists of a trapezoidal structure aligned north to south, of length 72 metres, width 16 metres at the north, 12 metres at the south. Today, the average height of the structure is about 3 metres. o the west is a long quarry, nowadays fallen in, which was used to extract the stone needed for its construction. It's Fantastic.

Bougon Tumulus E

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:59:18 GMT

]]>. Bougon Tumulus E is a trapezidal shaped tumulus, 22 metres in length and 10 metres wide, containing two dolmenic chambers, and surrounded by a double walling of stones. Along with tumulus F it is the oldest structure within the necropolis, having been dated to 4720 years BC.