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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dolmen de Rochesseux - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Limousin:Corrèze (19)

Submitted by thecaptain on Wednesday, 15 February 2006  Page Views: 7360

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen de Rochesseux Alternative Name: la Pierre d’Aubazine, Puy de Pauliac, Dolmen du Puy de Paulia
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 5.453 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Limousin:Corrèze (19) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Brive-la-Gaillarde  Nearest Village: Aubazines
Latitude: 45.178100N  Longitude: 1.680000E
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.
4 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.
4 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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johnstone visited on 4th Jul 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4

alchemille visited on 9th May 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5 This Dolmen also called la pierre d’Aubazine, it has three pillars made of pink gneiss in Puy de Pauliac in the area of Aubazine. Correze.

TheCaptain visited on 1st Sep 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 This little dolmen is found in a sort of parkland high up on the slopes of Puy de Pauliac, above the historical village of Aubazines. It is signposted from the road. A triangular 3 metres by 2 metres capstone sits delicately balanced on top of two side support stones and a back stone, with a chamber 2.5 metres long by 1 metre wide underneath. The two side stones are both pointed at the top, and the capstone sits only on their points, and the small backstone almost at the same place, overhanging substantially in all directions. The chamber faces eastwards, at a bearing of 080°. The capstone has a lovely ring to it when knocked.

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 4.33 Access: 4.33

Dolmen de Rochesseux
Dolmen de Rochesseux submitted by thecaptain : This little dolmen is found in a sort of parkland high up on the slopes of Puy de Pauliac, above the historical village of Aubazines in Corrèze. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This little dolmen is found in a sort of parkland high up on the slopes of Puy de Pauliac, above the historical village of Aubazines in Corrèze. It is signposted from the road.

A triangular 3 metres by 2 metres capstone sits delicately balanced on top of two side support stones and a back stone, with a chamber 2.5 metres long by 1 metre wide underneath. The two side stones are both pointed at the top, and the capstone sits only on their points and the small backstone almost at the same place, overhanging substantially in all directions. The chamber faces eastwards, at a bearing of 080°.

The capstone has a lovely ring to it when knocked. Mind your head !

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Dolmen de Rochesseux
Dolmen de Rochesseux submitted by simonblackmore : High up near the Puy de Pauillac and a Hermit's chapel site - very interesting continuity of occupation. Wonderful views. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen de Rochesseux
Dolmen de Rochesseux submitted by alchemille : Dolmen de Rochesseux au Puy de Pauliac. Limousin. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen de Rochesseux
Dolmen de Rochesseux submitted by simonblackmore : High up near the Puy de Pauillac and a Hermit's chapel site - very interesting continuity of occupation. Wonderful views. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen de Rochesseux
Dolmen de Rochesseux submitted by thecaptain : This little dolmen is found in a sort of parkland high up on the slopes of Puy de Pauliac, above the historical village of Aubazines in Corrèze. The two side stones are both pointed at the top, and the capstone sits only on their points and the small backstone almost at the same place, overhanging substantially in all directions. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen de Rochesseux
Dolmen de Rochesseux submitted by KaiHofmann : Dolmen de Rochesseux, image by Tina Rock taken in august 2017.

Dolmen de Rochesseux
Dolmen de Rochesseux submitted by KaiHofmann : Dolmen de Rochesseux, image by Tina Rock taken in August 2017.

Dolmen de Rochesseux
Dolmen de Rochesseux submitted by KaiHofmann

Dolmen de Rochesseux
Dolmen de Rochesseux submitted by Flickr : Dolmen de Rochesseux - Corrèze Site in Limousin:Corrèze (19) France Dolmen du IIIème millènaire. Image copyright: Vaxjo, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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