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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen la Pierre Couverte de Saugré Alternative Name: Dolmen de Saugré
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 1.295 km away from the location you searched for.
Département: Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Doué-le-Fontaine  Nearest Village: Dénezé-sous-Doué
Latitude: 47.253533N  Longitude: 0.261105W
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
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 5 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.
 5 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
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Dolmen la Pierre Couverte de Saugré
Dolmen la Pierre Couverte de Saugré submitted by johnstone : Magnificent tomb, June 23, 2007 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Dolmen in Maine-et-Loire



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Dolmen la Pierre Couverte de Saugré
Dolmen la Pierre Couverte de Saugré submitted by Martin_L : The impressive dolmen as seen from the East in July 2022. Scale 6ft/1,83. The lower stone seen to the right of the southern orthostat is interpreted as a fragment of the porticus. Three in situ orthostats: North 4 x 2m West 4.3 x 2m South 5.4 x 2.3m One Capstone 6.4m x 5.4m Reference: Gruet, M., Inventaire des mégalithes de la France - Maine et Loire, 1967, p. 101f. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen la Pierre Couverte de Saugré
Dolmen la Pierre Couverte de Saugré submitted by Martin_L : The impressive dolmen as seen from the South in July 2022 from the edge of a harvested field. The fence has been partly defective, but may have been set up originally to prevent visitors to enter the field during growing season. Three in situ orthostats: North 4 x 2m West 4.3 x 2m South 5.4 x 2.3m One Capstone 6.4m x 5.4m Reference: Gruet, M., Inventaire des mégalithes de la ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen la Pierre Couverte de Saugré
Dolmen la Pierre Couverte de Saugré submitted by karolus : Site in Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen la Pierre Couverte de Saugré
Dolmen la Pierre Couverte de Saugré submitted by karolus (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen la Pierre Couverte de Saugré
Dolmen la Pierre Couverte de Saugré submitted by johnstone : View at the back side, June 23, 2007 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen la Pierre Couverte de Saugré
Dolmen la Pierre Couverte de Saugré submitted by Martin_L : The impressive dolmen as seen from the Northwest in July 2022. Three in situ orthostats: North 4 x 2m West 4.3 x 2m South 5.4 x 2.3m One Capstone 6.4m x 5.4m Reference: Gruet, M., Inventaire des mégalithes de la France - Maine et Loire, 1967, p. 101f.

Dolmen la Pierre Couverte de Saugré
Dolmen la Pierre Couverte de Saugré submitted by Martin_L : Interesting erosion detail inside the chamber of this gigantic dolmen. Three in situ orthostats: North 4 x 2m West 4.3 x 2m South 5.4 x 2.3m One Capstone 6.4m x 5.4m Reference: Gruet, M., Inventaire des mégalithes de la France - Maine et Loire, 1967, p. 101f.

Dolmen la Pierre Couverte de Saugré
Dolmen la Pierre Couverte de Saugré submitted by karolus : Site in Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 France

Dolmen la Pierre Couverte de Saugré
Dolmen la Pierre Couverte de Saugré submitted by johnstone : From this point it looks like a bunker, June 23, 2007

Dolmen la Pierre Couverte de Saugré
Dolmen la Pierre Couverte de Saugré submitted by johnstone : Inside the tomb on June 23, 2007

Dolmen la Pierre Couverte de Saugré
Dolmen la Pierre Couverte de Saugré submitted by johnstone : Information panel, June 23, 2007

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