<< Our Photo Pages >> Dolmen du Grand-Bouillac - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85)
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen du Grand-Bouillac Alternative Name: Palet de GargantuaCountry: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Les Sables-d'Olonne Nearest Village: Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard
Latitude: 46.425825N Longitude: 1.540629W
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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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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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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3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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johnstone visited on 11th Sep 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5
TheCaptain visited on 6th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 This is a mid sized dolmen with entrance passageway. The main chamber is about 3 metres square with its single capstone slightly fallen. As with many of the dolmens around here, it has a smoothed limestone slab as a floor. There are a couple of entrance passage stone pairs, one of these still with its capstone.
There is a sign which states that until a century ago, there were many menhirs within a few hundred metres of this dolmen, which was still within a large mound at that time.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3 Access: 5
The main chamber is about 3 metres square with its single capstone slightly fallen. As with many of the dolmens around here, it has a smoothed limestone slab as a floor. There are a couple of entrance passage stone pairs, one of these still with its capstone.
There is a sign which states that until a century ago, there were many menhirs within a few hundred metres of this dolmen, which was still within a large mound at that time.
Location Source: T4T35.fr
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