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<< Our Photo Pages >> Oppidum de Sombrum - Hillfort in France in Midi:Hautes-Pyrénées (65)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Thursday, 10 February 2005  Page Views: 3307

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Oppidum de Sombrum
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 8.344 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Midi:Hautes-Pyrénées (65) Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Tarbes  Nearest Village: Sombrum
Latitude: 43.479000N  Longitude: 0.007000E
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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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Oppidum de Sombrum
Oppidum de Sombrum submitted by Nick- : The Oppidum seems to be all on private property, with a house on top. (I didn't realise till afterwards....) Warrants a visit in the leafless winter...... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Oppidum in Hautes-Pyrénées




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Oppidum de Sombrum
Oppidum de Sombrum submitted by Nick- : Within the interior of the hillfort looking South..... I was doing some serious 'trespassing' and not even realising it.... (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Oppidum de Sombrum
Oppidum de Sombrum submitted by Nick- : Walking up from behind the church.... Strong memories came back to me from the 'Old Oswestry' hillfort site which I used to visit a lot. There was the same feel to this place today, even though it is quite different. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Oppidum de Sombrum by Foxwell on Tuesday, 05 June 2007
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Could you tell me if this possition is correct, the Hillfort of Sombrum seams to be spelt Sombrun on the Google Maps location?!
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